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 ((!(miava() && igi >= fe) || me || cotpo() || rir) && ucle() != 8 || sua && u == 1 && !alta || fapPioc()) {
    ...
    ...
    // Pretend there is lots of code here
    ...
    ...
} else {
    podo();
}

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 (!fapPioc() && (alta || u != 1 || !sua) && (ucle() == 8 || !rir && !cotpo() && !me && miava() && igi >= fe)) {
    podo();
} 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 (!ba && !er && cooc || tipia() < diddan() && el) {
    if (ro || ema) {
        if (cabial()) {
            if (inio()) {
                return true;
            }
        }
        if (noce) {
            return true;
        }
    }
    if (esh) {
        return true;
    }
}
return false;

Solution

return esh && (noce && (inio() || cabial()) || ro || ema) || !ba && !er && cooc || tipia() < diddan() && el;

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 (tipia() > diddan() && !cooc && !ema && !ro && !cabial() && !inio() || !noce || !esh || er && !ema && !ro && !cabial() && !inio() || !noce || !esh || ba && !ema && !ro && !cabial() && !inio() || !noce || !esh) {
    if (ba && !ema && !ro && !cabial() && !inio() || !noce || !esh) {
        if (er && !ema && !ro && !cabial() && !inio() || !noce || !esh) {
            if (!esh) {
                if (!noce) {
                    if (!inio()) {
                        return false;
                    }
                    if (!cabial()) {
                        return false;
                    }
                }
                if (!ro) {
                    return false;
                }
                if (!ema) {
                    return false;
                }
            }
            if (!cooc) {
                return false;
            }
        }
    }
    if (!el) {
        return false;
    }
}
return true;

Part 3

Simplify the following messy chain of conditionals:

if (es == true) {
    didor();
} else if (sape == true && es != true) {
    aeoo();
} else if (a == true && es != true && sape != true) {
    uliCrai();
}
if (ir == false && es != true && sape != true && a != true) {
    truShaiz();
}
if (al != na && es != true && sape != true && a != true && ir != false) {
    onphos();
} else if (e == true && es != true && sape != true && a != true && ir != false && al == na) {
    ught();
}
if (oned == false && es != true && sape != true && a != true && ir != false && al == na && e != true) {
    troto();
}
if (in == true && es != true && sape != true && a != true && ir != false && al == na && e != true && oned != false) {
    teell();
}
if (hu == true && es != true && sape != true && a != true && ir != false && al == na && e != true && oned != false && in != true) {
    eueMirrwi();
} else if (es != true && sape != true && a != true && ir != false && al == na && e != true && oned != false && in != true && hu != true) {
    laism();
}

Solution

{
    if (es) {
        didor();
    }
    if (sape) {
        aeoo();
    }
    if (a) {
        uliCrai();
    }
    if (!ir) {
        truShaiz();
    }
    if (al != na) {
        onphos();
    }
    if (e) {
        ught();
    }
    if (!oned) {
        troto();
    }
    if (in) {
        teell();
    }
    if (hu) {
        eueMirrwi();
    }
    laism();
}

Things to double-check in your solution:


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