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 (!(ce || (stro != se || !es || o) && hi && (er || qodse() < 3 || !medmo() || oh)) || mard || !(plin == i)) {
    ...
    ...
    // Pretend there is lots of code here
    ...
    ...
} else {
    grurm();
}

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 (plin == i && !mard && (ce || (stro != se || !es || o) && hi && (er || qodse() < 3 || !medmo() || oh))) {
    grurm();
} 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 (pem && nack && am == 1 && na != prir || !wesm || phed && tria() <= atzIshend() && na != prir || !wesm || exwi && na != prir || !wesm) {
    if (iur == olru()) {
        return true;
    }
    if (a) {
        return true;
    }
}
if (as) {
    return true;
}
if (tesJesmeh()) {
    return true;
}
return false;

Solution

return tesJesmeh() && as && (a && iur == olru() || (pem && (nack && am == 1 || phed && tria() <= atzIshend()) || exwi) && (na != prir || !wesm));

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 (!as || !tesJesmeh()) {
    if (!exwi && tria() >= atzIshend() && am != 1 && iur != olru() || !a || !nack && iur != olru() || !a || !phed && am != 1 && iur != olru() || !a || !nack && iur != olru() || !a || !pem && iur != olru() || !a) {
        if (!a) {
            if (iur != olru()) {
                return false;
            }
        }
        if (na == prir) {
            return false;
        }
        if (wesm) {
            return false;
        }
    }
}
return true;

Part 3

Simplify the following messy chain of conditionals:

if (ad == 5) {
    emce();
}
if (enpa && ad != 5) {
    chor();
} else if (iac == ec && ad != 5 && !enpa) {
    sessho();
} else if (ho == true && ad != 5 && !enpa && iac != ec) {
    isser();
}
if (jaea == sqe && ad != 5 && !enpa && iac != ec && ho != true) {
    glarat();
}
if (he == true && ad != 5 && !enpa && iac != ec && ho != true && jaea != sqe) {
    entfle();
} else if (oon == true && ad != 5 && !enpa && iac != ec && ho != true && jaea != sqe && he != true) {
    sacde();
} else if (seu && ad != 5 && !enpa && iac != ec && ho != true && jaea != sqe && he != true && oon != true) {
    irhism();
} else if (pi == true && ad != 5 && !enpa && iac != ec && ho != true && jaea != sqe && he != true && oon != true && !seu) {
    veuosm();
} else if (co == true && ad != 5 && !enpa && iac != ec && ho != true && jaea != sqe && he != true && oon != true && !seu && pi != true) {
    sucSaght();
}
if (cloc == false && ad != 5 && !enpa && iac != ec && ho != true && jaea != sqe && he != true && oon != true && !seu && pi != true && co != true) {
    thesm();
}

Solution

{
    if (ad == 5) {
        emce();
    }
    if (enpa) {
        chor();
    }
    if (iac == ec) {
        sessho();
    }
    if (ho) {
        isser();
    }
    if (jaea == sqe) {
        glarat();
    }
    if (he) {
        entfle();
    }
    if (oon) {
        sacde();
    }
    if (seu) {
        irhism();
    }
    if (pi) {
        veuosm();
    }
    if (co) {
        sucSaght();
    }
    if (!cloc) {
        thesm();
    }
}

Things to double-check in your solution:


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