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 ((!ha || asm) && !(ong <= plippo()) && didea() && (bisi() == 3 || u) && (ui || peft == swen)) {
    ...
    ...
    // Pretend there is lots of code here
    ...
    ...
} else {
    ecsas();
}

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 (peft != swen && !ui || !u && bisi() != 3 || !didea() || ong <= plippo() || !asm && ha) {
    ecsas();
} 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 (lecos() && treoux() && tras > 5 && wiri || agan < 5 && treoux() && tras > 5 && wiri) {
    if (wiri) {
        return true;
    }
    if (tras > 5) {
        return true;
    }
    if (treoux()) {
        return true;
    }
    if (o) {
        return true;
    }
}
if (!cil) {
    return true;
}
if (is) {
    return true;
}
if (olvamn()) {
    return true;
}
return false;

Solution

return olvamn() && is && !cil && (o || lecos() || agan < 5) && treoux() && tras > 5 && wiri;

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 (tras < 5 || !treoux() || agan > 5 && !lecos() && !o || cil || !is || !olvamn()) {
    if (!wiri) {
        return false;
    }
}
return true;

Part 3

Simplify the following messy chain of conditionals:

if (pa == true) {
    claPepa();
} else if (flia == false && pa != true) {
    tist();
} else if ((eu == 7) == true && pa != true && flia != false) {
    prasm();
} else if (ip && pa != true && flia != false && (eu == 7) != true) {
    estgur();
} else if (vunt == false && pa != true && flia != false && (eu == 7) != true && !ip) {
    osous();
} else if (pesm != 6 && pa != true && flia != false && (eu == 7) != true && !ip && vunt != false) {
    ariMepe();
}
if (seos == true && pa != true && flia != false && (eu == 7) != true && !ip && vunt != false && pesm == 6) {
    circit();
} else if (pa != true && flia != false && (eu == 7) != true && !ip && vunt != false && pesm == 6 && seos != true) {
    shoss();
}

Solution

{
    if (pa) {
        claPepa();
    }
    if (!flia) {
        tist();
    }
    if (eu == 7) {
        prasm();
    }
    if (ip) {
        estgur();
    }
    if (!vunt) {
        osous();
    }
    if (pesm != 6) {
        ariMepe();
    }
    if (seos) {
        circit();
    }
    shoss();
}

Things to double-check in your solution:


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