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 ((!gelo() || daa || !mude || !(wedac() || losRol() || astrup())) && !osa) {
    ...
    ...
    // Pretend there is lots of code here
    ...
    ...
} else {
    imchec();
}

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 (osa || (wedac() || losRol() || astrup()) && mude && !daa && gelo()) {
    imchec();
} 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 (e || se && swos) {
    if (cin && noe || emoSint()) {
        if (emoSint()) {
            if (noe) {
                return true;
            }
        }
        if (ui == 1) {
            return true;
        }
    }
    if (!eim) {
        return true;
    }
}
return false;

Solution

return !eim && (ui == 1 || cin) && (noe || emoSint()) || e || se && swos;

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 (!se && !e && !emoSint() && !noe || !cin && ui != 1 || eim) {
    if (eim) {
        if (!cin && ui != 1) {
            if (!noe) {
                return false;
            }
            if (!emoSint()) {
                return false;
            }
        }
    }
    if (!e) {
        return false;
    }
    if (!swos) {
        return false;
    }
}
return true;

Part 3

Simplify the following messy chain of conditionals:

if (fe == 5) {
    umke();
}
if (cred == kias && fe != 5) {
    micho();
} else if (ho > 0 && fe != 5 && cred != kias) {
    migold();
}
if (oass == true && fe != 5 && cred != kias && ho < 0) {
    tish();
} else if (puw == false && fe != 5 && cred != kias && ho < 0 && oass != true) {
    urhior();
} else if (relm == true && fe != 5 && cred != kias && ho < 0 && oass != true && puw != false) {
    vate();
}
if (si < 0 && fe != 5 && cred != kias && ho < 0 && oass != true && puw != false && relm != true) {
    nadiar();
}

Solution

{
    if (fe == 5) {
        umke();
    }
    if (cred == kias) {
        micho();
    }
    if (ho > 0) {
        migold();
    }
    if (oass) {
        tish();
    }
    if (!puw) {
        urhior();
    }
    if (relm) {
        vate();
    }
    if (si < 0) {
        nadiar();
    }
}

Things to double-check in your solution:


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