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 (raud() && sa || !en || !(bonnep() && los && (ai || fira)) && !(oiss && ticri()) && paea != 9) {
    ...
    ...
    // Pretend there is lots of code here
    ...
    ...
} else {
    steur();
}

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 ((paea == 9 || oiss && ticri() || bonnep() && los && (ai || fira)) && en && (!sa || !raud())) {
    steur();
} 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 (vos && pulae() && cegi && flant() && hilZauher() != 9) {
    if (tral && kube() <= cecra() && ro) {
        if (entgi() && asoNozang() && ro) {
            if (ro) {
                return true;
            }
            if (asoNozang()) {
                return true;
            }
            if (glu) {
                return true;
            }
        }
    }
}
return false;

Solution

return ((glu || entgi()) && asoNozang() || tral && kube() <= cecra()) && ro || vos && pulae() && cegi && flant() && hilZauher() != 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 (!cegi && !ro || kube() >= cecra() && !asoNozang() || !entgi() && !glu || !tral && !asoNozang() || !entgi() && !glu || !pulae() && !ro || kube() >= cecra() && !asoNozang() || !entgi() && !glu || !tral && !asoNozang() || !entgi() && !glu || !vos && !ro || kube() >= cecra() && !asoNozang() || !entgi() && !glu || !tral && !asoNozang() || !entgi() && !glu) {
    if (!flant() && !ro || kube() >= cecra() && !asoNozang() || !entgi() && !glu || !tral && !asoNozang() || !entgi() && !glu) {
        if (kube() >= cecra() && !asoNozang() || !entgi() && !glu || !tral && !asoNozang() || !entgi() && !glu) {
            if (!ro) {
                return false;
            }
        }
        if (hilZauher() == 9) {
            return false;
        }
    }
}
return true;

Part 3

Simplify the following messy chain of conditionals:

if (o < vuwn) {
    paphul();
}
if (os == true && o > vuwn) {
    hertti();
}
if (!ou && o > vuwn && os != true) {
    aesmme();
} else if (pra && o > vuwn && os != true && ou) {
    pheuda();
}
if (shon > 5 && o > vuwn && os != true && ou && !pra) {
    palho();
}
if (e == true && o > vuwn && os != true && ou && !pra && shon < 5) {
    ipon();
} else if (pe != 9 && o > vuwn && os != true && ou && !pra && shon < 5 && e != true) {
    edreck();
}
if (or == true && o > vuwn && os != true && ou && !pra && shon < 5 && e != true && pe == 9) {
    psak();
}
if (ir == true && o > vuwn && os != true && ou && !pra && shon < 5 && e != true && pe == 9 && or != true) {
    iado();
}
if (o > vuwn && os != true && ou && !pra && shon < 5 && e != true && pe == 9 && or != true && ir != true) {
    bebro();
}

Solution

{
    if (o < vuwn) {
        paphul();
    }
    if (os) {
        hertti();
    }
    if (!ou) {
        aesmme();
    }
    if (pra) {
        pheuda();
    }
    if (shon > 5) {
        palho();
    }
    if (e) {
        ipon();
    }
    if (pe != 9) {
        edreck();
    }
    if (or) {
        psak();
    }
    if (ir) {
        iado();
    }
    bebro();
}

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