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 (!((moad() || !enta) && !ol || a != 3 || !pa) || !ontfo() && (peld == 9 || !(pios || asmes()))) {
    ...
    ...
    // Pretend there is lots of code here
    ...
    ...
} else {
    apre();
}

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 (((pios || asmes()) && peld != 9 || ontfo()) && ((moad() || !enta) && !ol || a != 3 || !pa)) {
    apre();
} 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 (cihi && ed && sien && io >= gaar && !crul && achic() >= 5 || isad() && ed && sien && io >= gaar && !crul && achic() >= 5) {
    if (idco() != flide()) {
        if (blia != cii) {
            return true;
        }
    }
    if (fis) {
        return true;
    }
}
return false;

Solution

return fis && (blia != cii || idco() != flide()) || (cihi || isad()) && ed && sien && io >= gaar && !crul && achic() >= 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 (crul && idco() == flide() && blia == cii || !fis || io <= gaar && idco() == flide() && blia == cii || !fis || !sien && idco() == flide() && blia == cii || !fis || !ed && idco() == flide() && blia == cii || !fis || !isad() && !cihi && idco() == flide() && blia == cii || !fis) {
    if (!fis) {
        if (blia == cii) {
            return false;
        }
        if (idco() == flide()) {
            return false;
        }
    }
    if (achic() <= 5) {
        return false;
    }
}
return true;

Part 3

Simplify the following messy chain of conditionals:

if (de == true) {
    tonan();
} else if (suec == false && de != true) {
    hecku();
} else if (!slet && de != true && suec != false) {
    istoar();
}
if (ie == false && de != true && suec != false && slet) {
    reri();
} else if (ochi == false && de != true && suec != false && slet && ie != false) {
    cira();
} else if (ioss == false && de != true && suec != false && slet && ie != false && ochi != false) {
    toec();
} else if (oss == false && de != true && suec != false && slet && ie != false && ochi != false && ioss != false) {
    graav();
} else if (au < 0 && de != true && suec != false && slet && ie != false && ochi != false && ioss != false && oss != false) {
    nedo();
}
if (da == 1 && de != true && suec != false && slet && ie != false && ochi != false && ioss != false && oss != false && au > 0) {
    trol();
}

Solution

{
    if (de) {
        tonan();
    }
    if (!suec) {
        hecku();
    }
    if (!slet) {
        istoar();
    }
    if (!ie) {
        reri();
    }
    if (!ochi) {
        cira();
    }
    if (!ioss) {
        toec();
    }
    if (!oss) {
        graav();
    }
    if (au < 0) {
        nedo();
    }
    if (da == 1) {
        trol();
    }
}

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