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 (mo && pra && leel == prar || !maccan() && (virOulmi() || midos() || lecWutrae()) || oper() || en) {
    ...
    ...
    // Pretend there is lots of code here
    ...
    ...
} else {
    ertror();
}

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 (!en && !oper() && (!lecWutrae() && !midos() && !virOulmi() || maccan()) && (leel != prar || !pra || !mo)) {
    ertror();
} 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 (sumees() && ho == souc() && chec() || ial && i && pistow() && pri >= 0 && chec() || !mi && chec()) {
    if (chec()) {
        return true;
    }
    if (uonNentes() == 9) {
        return true;
    }
    if (espo() < 2) {
        return true;
    }
}
return false;

Solution

return (espo() < 2 && uonNentes() == 9 || sumees() && ho == souc() || ial && (i && pistow() && pri >= 0 || !mi)) && chec();

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 (mi && pri <= 0 && ho != souc() && uonNentes() != 9 || espo() > 2 || !sumees() && uonNentes() != 9 || espo() > 2 || !pistow() && ho != souc() && uonNentes() != 9 || espo() > 2 || !sumees() && uonNentes() != 9 || espo() > 2 || !i && ho != souc() && uonNentes() != 9 || espo() > 2 || !sumees() && uonNentes() != 9 || espo() > 2 || !ial && ho != souc() && uonNentes() != 9 || espo() > 2 || !sumees() && uonNentes() != 9 || espo() > 2) {
    if (!chec()) {
        return false;
    }
}
return true;

Part 3

Simplify the following messy chain of conditionals:

if (bre) {
    wiassa();
}
if (ni == gho && !bre) {
    resti();
}
if (cu && !bre && ni != gho) {
    rithes();
} else if (re > 3 && !bre && ni != gho && !cu) {
    bico();
}
if (rar >= 1 && !bre && ni != gho && !cu && re < 3) {
    pauma();
}
if ((rhow == io) == true && !bre && ni != gho && !cu && re < 3 && rar <= 1) {
    pecost();
} else if (shir == true && !bre && ni != gho && !cu && re < 3 && rar <= 1 && (rhow == io) != true) {
    duss();
}
if (ui < ris && !bre && ni != gho && !cu && re < 3 && rar <= 1 && (rhow == io) != true && shir != true) {
    pire();
}
if (etul == true && !bre && ni != gho && !cu && re < 3 && rar <= 1 && (rhow == io) != true && shir != true && ui > ris) {
    sqebe();
}

Solution

{
    if (bre) {
        wiassa();
    }
    if (ni == gho) {
        resti();
    }
    if (cu) {
        rithes();
    }
    if (re > 3) {
        bico();
    }
    if (rar >= 1) {
        pauma();
    }
    if (rhow == io) {
        pecost();
    }
    if (shir) {
        duss();
    }
    if (ui < ris) {
        pire();
    }
    if (etul) {
        sqebe();
    }
}

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