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 (jid && o >= 5 && (couThred() == 4 || chuDest() || giol <= 0 || na) || !spo || ud <= 8) {
    ...
    ...
    // Pretend there is lots of code here
    ...
    ...
} else {
    dickto();
}

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 (ud >= 8 && spo && (!na && giol >= 0 && !chuDest() && couThred() != 4 || o <= 5 || !jid)) {
    dickto();
} 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 (a < 4 && taxtca() || de && !oc || kniper() != ussPoldin() || lerd && taxtca() || de && !oc || kniper() != ussPoldin()) {
    if (!zec && veng() && taxtca() || de && !oc || kniper() != ussPoldin()) {
        if (kniper() != ussPoldin()) {
            if (de && !oc) {
                if (taxtca()) {
                    return true;
                }
            }
        }
        if (veng()) {
            return true;
        }
        if (genea() == ior) {
            return true;
        }
    }
}
return false;

Solution

return ((genea() == ior || !zec) && veng() || a < 4 || lerd) && (taxtca() || de && !oc || kniper() != ussPoldin());

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 (!lerd && a > 4 && !veng() || zec && genea() != ior) {
    if (!de && !taxtca()) {
        if (!taxtca()) {
            return false;
        }
        if (oc) {
            return false;
        }
    }
    if (kniper() == ussPoldin()) {
        return false;
    }
}
return true;

Part 3

Simplify the following messy chain of conditionals:

if (u == ceci) {
    cesm();
} else if (ia == false && u != ceci) {
    monpam();
}
if (mi == true && u != ceci && ia != false) {
    caeSerdas();
} else if (emia == true && u != ceci && ia != false && mi != true) {
    etrass();
}
if (eced == true && u != ceci && ia != false && mi != true && emia != true) {
    rolAight();
}
if (prer == false && u != ceci && ia != false && mi != true && emia != true && eced != true) {
    soki();
} else if (ol && u != ceci && ia != false && mi != true && emia != true && eced != true && prer != false) {
    nidcu();
}
if (ma == true && u != ceci && ia != false && mi != true && emia != true && eced != true && prer != false && !ol) {
    kobrer();
}

Solution

{
    if (u == ceci) {
        cesm();
    }
    if (!ia) {
        monpam();
    }
    if (mi) {
        caeSerdas();
    }
    if (emia) {
        etrass();
    }
    if (eced) {
        rolAight();
    }
    if (!prer) {
        soki();
    }
    if (ol) {
        nidcu();
    }
    if (ma) {
        kobrer();
    }
}

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