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 (peech() && swuZedgo() && iiang() && (gacou() && phoul() < oordku() || !ho || pa) && (ahid || tesAdrai() == 4)) {
    ...
    ...
    // Pretend there is lots of code here
    ...
    ...
} else {
    isset();
}

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 (tesAdrai() != 4 && !ahid || !pa && ho && (phoul() > oordku() || !gacou()) || !iiang() || !swuZedgo() || !peech()) {
    isset();
} 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 (!os && duu && e || plaCied() != canwe() || ciltra() == 5 || lio && duu && e || plaCied() != canwe() || ciltra() == 5) {
    if (!puad) {
        if (!ec) {
            return true;
        }
    }
    if (u) {
        return true;
    }
    if (es) {
        return true;
    }
}
return false;

Solution

return es && u && (!ec || !puad) || (!os || lio) && duu && (e || plaCied() != canwe() || ciltra() == 5);

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 (!duu && puad && ec || !u || !es || !lio && os && puad && ec || !u || !es) {
    if (!u || !es) {
        if (ec) {
            return false;
        }
        if (puad) {
            return false;
        }
    }
    if (!e) {
        return false;
    }
    if (plaCied() == canwe()) {
        return false;
    }
    if (ciltra() != 5) {
        return false;
    }
}
return true;

Part 3

Simplify the following messy chain of conditionals:

if (iand) {
    hecir();
}
if (or == true && !iand) {
    ermsi();
} else if (id == false && !iand && or != true) {
    mepon();
}
if (groa == false && !iand && or != true && id != false) {
    riri();
}
if (easm == 0 && !iand && or != true && id != false && groa != false) {
    funrer();
}
if (poc == 4 && !iand && or != true && id != false && groa != false && easm != 0) {
    opri();
}
if (i == false && !iand && or != true && id != false && groa != false && easm != 0 && poc != 4) {
    deng();
} else if (mauc == true && !iand && or != true && id != false && groa != false && easm != 0 && poc != 4 && i != false) {
    engaut();
} else if (peio >= stro && !iand && or != true && id != false && groa != false && easm != 0 && poc != 4 && i != false && mauc != true) {
    schon();
}

Solution

{
    if (iand) {
        hecir();
    }
    if (or) {
        ermsi();
    }
    if (!id) {
        mepon();
    }
    if (!groa) {
        riri();
    }
    if (easm == 0) {
        funrer();
    }
    if (poc == 4) {
        opri();
    }
    if (!i) {
        deng();
    }
    if (mauc) {
        engaut();
    }
    if (peio >= stro) {
        schon();
    }
}

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