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 (ehien() && keaw && !((nasNio() || !eept) && on) && (a || oss) && !houm && !efo && kepsan()) {
    ...
    ...
    // Pretend there is lots of code here
    ...
    ...
} else {
    ingrei();
}

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 (!kepsan() || efo || houm || !oss && !a || (nasNio() || !eept) && on || !keaw || !ehien()) {
    ingrei();
} 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 (sico() != e || rarEbiur() || spe && lada() && mert() || !va && mert() || ia && mert() || el && mert() || phoc() || iss && lada() && mert() || !va && mert() || ia && mert() || el && mert() || phoc()) {
    if (saac > 5) {
        return true;
    }
}
return false;

Solution

return saac > 5 || sico() != e || rarEbiur() || (spe || iss) && ((lada() || !va || ia || el) && mert() || phoc());

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 (!iss && !spe && !rarEbiur() && sico() == e && saac < 5) {
    if (!el && !ia && va && !lada() && !rarEbiur() && sico() == e && saac < 5) {
        if (saac < 5) {
            return false;
        }
        if (sico() == e) {
            return false;
        }
        if (!rarEbiur()) {
            return false;
        }
        if (!mert()) {
            return false;
        }
    }
    if (!phoc()) {
        return false;
    }
}
return true;

Part 3

Simplify the following messy chain of conditionals:

if (prii == i) {
    scrida();
}
if (re == 1 && prii != i) {
    raspra();
} else if (!saca && prii != i && re != 1) {
    dedBlict();
} else if (coa && prii != i && re != 1 && saca) {
    prea();
} else if (!u && prii != i && re != 1 && saca && !coa) {
    hesol();
}
if (so == true && prii != i && re != 1 && saca && !coa && u) {
    bormir();
}
if (dul == false && prii != i && re != 1 && saca && !coa && u && so != true) {
    chroid();
}
if (tek == false && prii != i && re != 1 && saca && !coa && u && so != true && dul != false) {
    struin();
} else if (wi == true && prii != i && re != 1 && saca && !coa && u && so != true && dul != false && tek != false) {
    truan();
}
if (od >= 0 && prii != i && re != 1 && saca && !coa && u && so != true && dul != false && tek != false && wi != true) {
    pipla();
}

Solution

{
    if (prii == i) {
        scrida();
    }
    if (re == 1) {
        raspra();
    }
    if (!saca) {
        dedBlict();
    }
    if (coa) {
        prea();
    }
    if (!u) {
        hesol();
    }
    if (so) {
        bormir();
    }
    if (!dul) {
        chroid();
    }
    if (!tek) {
        struin();
    }
    if (wi) {
        truan();
    }
    if (od >= 0) {
        pipla();
    }
}

Things to double-check in your solution:


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