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 ((!hesle() || !kliTrol()) && (lirn() || hec == 4 || seng) || plel && (ed || a <= ar)) {
    ...
    ...
    // Pretend there is lots of code here
    ...
    ...
} else {
    sigess();
}

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 ((a >= ar && !ed || !plel) && (!seng && hec != 4 && !lirn() || kliTrol() && hesle())) {
    sigess();
} 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 (unasm() == 0 && dacRansoo() == 2 && il || os != 6 && il || omel && losvea() > brecer() || e && losvea() > brecer()) {
    if (!u) {
        return true;
    }
    if (cer < er) {
        return true;
    }
}
return false;

Solution

return cer < er && !u || unasm() == 0 && (dacRansoo() == 2 || os != 6) && il || (omel || e) && losvea() > brecer();

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 (!e && !omel && !il && u || cer > er || os == 6 && dacRansoo() != 2 && u || cer > er || unasm() != 0 && u || cer > er) {
    if (os == 6 && dacRansoo() != 2 && u || cer > er || unasm() != 0 && u || cer > er) {
        if (cer > er) {
            if (u) {
                return false;
            }
        }
        if (!il) {
            return false;
        }
    }
    if (losvea() < brecer()) {
        return false;
    }
}
return true;

Part 3

Simplify the following messy chain of conditionals:

if (oci == true) {
    tolbum();
}
if (fle <= 0 && oci != true) {
    enet();
} else if (!ec && oci != true && fle >= 0) {
    fuim();
}
if ((scod <= an) == true && oci != true && fle >= 0 && ec) {
    eeflu();
}
if (anse && oci != true && fle >= 0 && ec && (scod <= an) != true) {
    tarim();
}
if (se == true && oci != true && fle >= 0 && ec && (scod <= an) != true && !anse) {
    sesCleng();
} else if ((wu == 7) == true && oci != true && fle >= 0 && ec && (scod <= an) != true && !anse && se != true) {
    uirLiup();
}
if (oci != true && fle >= 0 && ec && (scod <= an) != true && !anse && se != true && (wu == 7) != true) {
    ermNumded();
}

Solution

{
    if (oci) {
        tolbum();
    }
    if (fle <= 0) {
        enet();
    }
    if (!ec) {
        fuim();
    }
    if (scod <= an) {
        eeflu();
    }
    if (anse) {
        tarim();
    }
    if (se) {
        sesCleng();
    }
    if (wu == 7) {
        uirLiup();
    }
    ermNumded();
}

Things to double-check in your solution:


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