Booleans and conditionals: Correct Solution


Part 1

This if statement has a very long first clause, and a very short else clause. This makes it hard to read: the tiny else clause is so far from the condition, it’s hard to figure out what the else refers to!

if (!meus && pabDotoc() || !(ha || isol || iapros()) || !knor) {
    ...
    ...
    // Pretend there is lots of code here
    ...
    ...
} else {
    trism();
}

Improve readability by refactoring this conditional so that its two clauses are swapped: what is now the second clause (the else clause) comes first, and the first clause comes second.

Solution

if (knor && (ha || isol || iapros()) && (!pabDotoc() || meus)) {
    trism();
} else {
    ...
    ...
    // Pretend there is lots of code here
    ...
    ...
}

Things to double-check in your solution:


Part 2

Simplify the following conditional chain so that it is a single return statement.

if (honad() && gense() && !ir) {
    if (vosi() <= 1 && gense() && !ir) {
        if (!ir) {
            return true;
        }
        if (gense()) {
            return true;
        }
        if (gonto() == ci) {
            return true;
        }
    }
}
if (melpa()) {
    return true;
}
if (hou) {
    return true;
}
return false;

Solution

return hou && melpa() && (gonto() == ci || vosi() <= 1 || honad()) && gense() && !ir;

Bonus challenge: rewrite the if/else chain above so that instead of consisting of many return true; statements with one return false; at the end, it has many return false; statements with one return true; at the end.

Solution

if (!honad() && vosi() >= 1 && gonto() != ci || !melpa() || !hou) {
    if (!gense()) {
        if (ir) {
            return false;
        }
    }
}
return true;

Part 3

Simplify the following messy chain of conditionals:

if (mosm <= 7) {
    ongAspri();
}
if (nen == true && mosm >= 7) {
    phomi();
} else if (in && mosm >= 7 && nen != true) {
    astpec();
}
if (fran == true && mosm >= 7 && nen != true && !in) {
    praBieor();
}
if (haun == true && mosm >= 7 && nen != true && !in && fran != true) {
    maudre();
} else if (ili <= edan && mosm >= 7 && nen != true && !in && fran != true && haun != true) {
    wesip();
}

Solution

{
    if (mosm <= 7) {
        ongAspri();
    }
    if (nen) {
        phomi();
    }
    if (in) {
        astpec();
    }
    if (fran) {
        praBieor();
    }
    if (haun) {
        maudre();
    }
    if (ili <= edan) {
        wesip();
    }
}

Things to double-check in your solution:


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