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 ((tococ() && ac || brispe() || !dac || gress() == 4 || !du) && coaPtoe() && io) {
    ...
    ...
    // Pretend there is lots of code here
    ...
    ...
} else {
    ossjel();
}

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 (!io || !coaPtoe() || du && gress() != 4 && dac && !brispe() && (!ac || !tococ())) {
    ossjel();
} 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 (nuss && mooous() && lermhu() == 9 && pri && lenfen() || !clil && lenfen() || on != avbi() && lenfen()) {
    if (!obae) {
        if (gni) {
            return true;
        }
    }
}
return false;

Solution

return gni || !obae || nuss && mooous() && (lermhu() == 9 && pri || !clil || on != avbi()) && lenfen();

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 (!mooous() && obae && !gni || !nuss && obae && !gni) {
    if (on == avbi() && clil && !pri && obae && !gni || lermhu() != 9 && obae && !gni) {
        if (!gni) {
            return false;
        }
        if (obae) {
            return false;
        }
        if (!lenfen()) {
            return false;
        }
    }
}
return true;

Part 3

Simplify the following messy chain of conditionals:

if (veir == true) {
    whos();
} else if (se == true && veir != true) {
    nidbi();
}
if (na < 5 && veir != true && se != true) {
    buanth();
}
if (co == true && veir != true && se != true && na > 5) {
    claca();
} else if (sqi == true && veir != true && se != true && na > 5 && co != true) {
    chocla();
}
if (me == puge && veir != true && se != true && na > 5 && co != true && sqi != true) {
    deic();
}
if (lon == true && veir != true && se != true && na > 5 && co != true && sqi != true && me != puge) {
    tocas();
}
if (veir != true && se != true && na > 5 && co != true && sqi != true && me != puge && lon != true) {
    hipad();
}

Solution

{
    if (veir) {
        whos();
    }
    if (se) {
        nidbi();
    }
    if (na < 5) {
        buanth();
    }
    if (co) {
        claca();
    }
    if (sqi) {
        chocla();
    }
    if (me == puge) {
        deic();
    }
    if (lon) {
        tocas();
    }
    hipad();
}

Things to double-check in your solution:


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