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 (ol || cin >= e || issAico() || cecMahac() <= ae || (bese() || !kni) && mu && guep) {
    ...
    ...
    // Pretend there is lots of code here
    ...
    ...
} else {
    klaBurat();
}

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 ((!guep || !mu || kni && !bese()) && cecMahac() >= ae && !issAico() && cin <= e && !ol) {
    klaBurat();
} 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 (grec > 2 && eil != 1 && mish && gide >= 7 || re && gide >= 7 || chle() || posm()) {
    if (edais() && mish && gide >= 7 || re && gide >= 7 || chle() || posm()) {
        if (posm()) {
            if (chle()) {
                if (re && gide >= 7) {
                    if (gide >= 7) {
                        return true;
                    }
                    if (mish) {
                        return true;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        if (criJal()) {
            return true;
        }
    }
}
return false;

Solution

return (criJal() || edais() || grec > 2 && eil != 1) && ((mish || re) && gide >= 7 || chle() || posm());

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 (eil == 1 && !edais() && !criJal() || grec < 2 && !edais() && !criJal()) {
    if (!re && !mish) {
        if (gide <= 7) {
            return false;
        }
    }
    if (!chle()) {
        return false;
    }
    if (!posm()) {
        return false;
    }
}
return true;

Part 3

Simplify the following messy chain of conditionals:

if (ang == 5) {
    becte();
} else if (i == false && ang != 5) {
    cupei();
} else if (ha && ang != 5 && i != false) {
    desmo();
} else if (ne == ounu && ang != 5 && i != false && !ha) {
    sasJisa();
}
if (ho == ehea && ang != 5 && i != false && !ha && ne != ounu) {
    beli();
} else if (cu == false && ang != 5 && i != false && !ha && ne != ounu && ho != ehea) {
    ecer();
}
if (is == true && ang != 5 && i != false && !ha && ne != ounu && ho != ehea && cu != false) {
    lolOthme();
} else if (hil == false && ang != 5 && i != false && !ha && ne != ounu && ho != ehea && cu != false && is != true) {
    knupho();
}

Solution

{
    if (ang == 5) {
        becte();
    }
    if (!i) {
        cupei();
    }
    if (ha) {
        desmo();
    }
    if (ne == ounu) {
        sasJisa();
    }
    if (ho == ehea) {
        beli();
    }
    if (!cu) {
        ecer();
    }
    if (is) {
        lolOthme();
    }
    if (!hil) {
        knupho();
    }
}

Things to double-check in your solution:


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