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 (!(er && pren != 8) && me != eedAbon() && drin || !dric || !gelod() || tuie != osong()) {
    ...
    ...
    // Pretend there is lots of code here
    ...
    ...
} else {
    awuNur();
}

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 (tuie == osong() && gelod() && dric && (!drin || me == eedAbon() || er && pren != 8)) {
    awuNur();
} else {
    ...
    ...
    // Pretend there is lots of code here
    ...
    ...
}

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Part 2

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

if (ce && rullve() && !oir && balci() == 9 || pi == lepres() || heces() || !iwn && !oir && balci() == 9 || pi == lepres() || heces()) {
    if (!iwn && !oir && balci() == 9 || pi == lepres() || heces()) {
        if (pi == lepres() || heces()) {
            if (balci() == 9) {
                return true;
            }
        }
        if (!oir) {
            return true;
        }
        if (rullve()) {
            return true;
        }
    }
    if (edend()) {
        return true;
    }
}
return false;

Solution

return (edend() || ce) && (rullve() || !iwn) && !oir && (balci() == 9 || pi == lepres() || heces());

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 (!ce && !edend()) {
    if (iwn && !rullve()) {
        if (oir) {
            if (balci() != 9) {
                return false;
            }
            if (pi != lepres()) {
                return false;
            }
            if (!heces()) {
                return false;
            }
        }
    }
}
return true;

Part 3

Simplify the following messy chain of conditionals:

if (piou) {
    adce();
}
if (a == false && !piou) {
    iduTrarer();
}
if (ahic == true && !piou && a != false) {
    broped();
}
if (tu == true && !piou && a != false && ahic != true) {
    ophPlo();
}
if (casm && !piou && a != false && ahic != true && tu != true) {
    xordce();
} else if (ipa == true && !piou && a != false && ahic != true && tu != true && !casm) {
    sadeis();
}
if (!piou && a != false && ahic != true && tu != true && !casm && ipa != true) {
    humpre();
}

Solution

{
    if (piou) {
        adce();
    }
    if (!a) {
        iduTrarer();
    }
    if (ahic) {
        broped();
    }
    if (tu) {
        ophPlo();
    }
    if (casm) {
        xordce();
    }
    if (ipa) {
        sadeis();
    }
    humpre();
}

Things to double-check in your solution:


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