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 (!jimo() || be || !us || !sche || inhar() || !pri || !ches && !cus) {
    ...
    ...
    // Pretend there is lots of code here
    ...
    ...
} else {
    traud();
}

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 ((cus || ches) && pri && !inhar() && sche && us && !be && jimo()) {
    traud();
} 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 (!pa && soron() != 3 && u || cilCorpu() || ences() > flud || meor() <= asmAgdo() || luse() != 2 && u || cilCorpu() || ences() > flud || meor() <= asmAgdo()) {
    if (ences() > flud || meor() <= asmAgdo()) {
        if (cilCorpu()) {
            if (u) {
                return true;
            }
        }
    }
    if (zeost()) {
        return true;
    }
    if (!xe) {
        return true;
    }
}
return false;

Solution

return (!xe && zeost() || !pa && soron() != 3 || luse() != 2) && (u || cilCorpu() || ences() > flud || meor() <= asmAgdo());

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 (luse() == 2 && soron() == 3 && !zeost() || xe || pa && !zeost() || xe) {
    if (!u) {
        return false;
    }
    if (!cilCorpu()) {
        return false;
    }
    if (ences() < flud) {
        return false;
    }
    if (meor() >= asmAgdo()) {
        return false;
    }
}
return true;

Part 3

Simplify the following messy chain of conditionals:

if (oe == true) {
    zerd();
} else if (!dioo && oe != true) {
    kalre();
} else if (ai == true && oe != true && dioo) {
    nerSibo();
} else if (elea == true && oe != true && dioo && ai != true) {
    elph();
}
if (beol && oe != true && dioo && ai != true && elea != true) {
    naxnec();
}
if (fodu == plon && oe != true && dioo && ai != true && elea != true && !beol) {
    raprer();
}
if (o >= an && oe != true && dioo && ai != true && elea != true && !beol && fodu != plon) {
    uttOsti();
} else if (oe != true && dioo && ai != true && elea != true && !beol && fodu != plon && o <= an) {
    nuntpu();
}

Solution

{
    if (oe) {
        zerd();
    }
    if (!dioo) {
        kalre();
    }
    if (ai) {
        nerSibo();
    }
    if (elea) {
        elph();
    }
    if (beol) {
        naxnec();
    }
    if (fodu == plon) {
        raprer();
    }
    if (o >= an) {
        uttOsti();
    }
    nuntpu();
}

Things to double-check in your solution:


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