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 (ud > nasPullew() || !hiel || psaToue() || !(rassat() == bri) || (el || cil == ta) && (endo || !stes) && urtProid() || ca) {
    ...
    ...
    // Pretend there is lots of code here
    ...
    ...
} else {
    gebas();
}

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 (!ca && (!urtProid() || stes && !endo || cil != ta && !el) && rassat() == bri && !psaToue() && hiel && ud < nasPullew()) {
    gebas();
} 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 (erkhir() && nelMepee() && ecnu() && geted() && cird() && iss || cept > 9 || ae && cird() && iss || cept > 9) {
    if (larpan() && nelMepee() && ecnu() && geted() && cird() && iss || cept > 9 || ae && cird() && iss || cept > 9) {
        if (ae && cird() && iss || cept > 9) {
            if (cept > 9) {
                if (iss) {
                    return true;
                }
            }
            if (cird()) {
                return true;
            }
            if (geted()) {
                return true;
            }
        }
        if (ecnu()) {
            return true;
        }
        if (nelMepee()) {
            return true;
        }
        if (rebeou()) {
            return true;
        }
        if (losIsmmi() < 9) {
            return true;
        }
    }
}
return false;

Solution

return (losIsmmi() < 9 && rebeou() || larpan() || erkhir()) && nelMepee() && ecnu() && (geted() || ae) && cird() && (iss || cept > 9);

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 (!nelMepee() || !erkhir() && !larpan() && !rebeou() || losIsmmi() > 9) {
    if (!cird() || !ae && !geted() || !ecnu()) {
        if (!iss) {
            return false;
        }
        if (cept < 9) {
            return false;
        }
    }
}
return true;

Part 3

Simplify the following messy chain of conditionals:

if (odgo == true) {
    birpid();
}
if (vesm == true && odgo != true) {
    nauss();
} else if (ad != ci && odgo != true && vesm != true) {
    gead();
} else if (pe == false && odgo != true && vesm != true && ad == ci) {
    inar();
}
if (dant && odgo != true && vesm != true && ad == ci && pe != false) {
    ossOnwe();
}
if (si && odgo != true && vesm != true && ad == ci && pe != false && !dant) {
    scePou();
} else if (ha == true && odgo != true && vesm != true && ad == ci && pe != false && !dant && !si) {
    mineut();
} else if (!tosm && odgo != true && vesm != true && ad == ci && pe != false && !dant && !si && ha != true) {
    mostse();
} else if (!ste && odgo != true && vesm != true && ad == ci && pe != false && !dant && !si && ha != true && tosm) {
    sniPoif();
} else if (odgo != true && vesm != true && ad == ci && pe != false && !dant && !si && ha != true && tosm && ste) {
    sioErt();
}

Solution

{
    if (odgo) {
        birpid();
    }
    if (vesm) {
        nauss();
    }
    if (ad != ci) {
        gead();
    }
    if (!pe) {
        inar();
    }
    if (dant) {
        ossOnwe();
    }
    if (si) {
        scePou();
    }
    if (ha) {
        mineut();
    }
    if (!tosm) {
        mostse();
    }
    if (!ste) {
        sniPoif();
    }
    sioErt();
}

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