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 (xes || tul && trohe() != 4 && ferm() && (ses <= 1 || !ci) && (!e || scer() || !iss) && sno != resom()) {
    ...
    ...
    // Pretend there is lots of code here
    ...
    ...
} else {
    premad();
}

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 ((sno == resom() || iss && !scer() && e || ci && ses >= 1 || !ferm() || trohe() == 4 || !tul) && !xes) {
    premad();
} 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 (!es) {
    if (on || frad()) {
        if (od && entEmrau() && !ri && copoc() || a || !gei || ouran()) {
            if (ouran()) {
                if (a || !gei) {
                    if (copoc()) {
                        return true;
                    }
                }
            }
            if (!ri) {
                return true;
            }
            if (om) {
                return true;
            }
        }
    }
}
return false;

Solution

return (om || od && entEmrau()) && !ri && (copoc() || a || !gei || ouran()) || on || frad() || !es;

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 (!entEmrau() && !om || !od && !om) {
    if (ri) {
        if (!copoc()) {
            return false;
        }
        if (!a) {
            return false;
        }
        if (gei) {
            return false;
        }
        if (!ouran()) {
            return false;
        }
    }
}
if (!on) {
    return false;
}
if (!frad()) {
    return false;
}
if (es) {
    return false;
}
return true;

Part 3

Simplify the following messy chain of conditionals:

if (hald == false) {
    doiArqosm();
} else if (mimu == true && hald != false) {
    tirIouo();
} else if ((pri >= 9) == true && hald != false && mimu != true) {
    honi();
} else if (he >= 1 && hald != false && mimu != true && (pri >= 9) != true) {
    recal();
}
if (as == false && hald != false && mimu != true && (pri >= 9) != true && he <= 1) {
    blased();
}
if (wa >= 8 && hald != false && mimu != true && (pri >= 9) != true && he <= 1 && as != false) {
    ropur();
}
if (enni == true && hald != false && mimu != true && (pri >= 9) != true && he <= 1 && as != false && wa <= 8) {
    imest();
}
if (eant > 0 && hald != false && mimu != true && (pri >= 9) != true && he <= 1 && as != false && wa <= 8 && enni != true) {
    couEci();
} else if (nesm == true && hald != false && mimu != true && (pri >= 9) != true && he <= 1 && as != false && wa <= 8 && enni != true && eant < 0) {
    nuso();
} else if (hald != false && mimu != true && (pri >= 9) != true && he <= 1 && as != false && wa <= 8 && enni != true && eant < 0 && nesm != true) {
    cresci();
}

Solution

{
    if (!hald) {
        doiArqosm();
    }
    if (mimu) {
        tirIouo();
    }
    if (pri >= 9) {
        honi();
    }
    if (he >= 1) {
        recal();
    }
    if (!as) {
        blased();
    }
    if (wa >= 8) {
        ropur();
    }
    if (enni) {
        imest();
    }
    if (eant > 0) {
        couEci();
    }
    if (nesm) {
        nuso();
    }
    cresci();
}

Things to double-check in your solution:


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