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 (adir && (tred == estes() || mioIlno() || rarow()) || te > en && sa != 0 && !opem || hics() || !smiThahoo() && !(crir || irfoss())) {
    ...
    ...
    // Pretend there is lots of code here
    ...
    ...
} else {
    rufruc();
}

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 ((crir || irfoss() || smiThahoo()) && !hics() && (opem || sa == 0 || te < en) && (!rarow() && !mioIlno() && tred != estes() || !adir)) {
    rufruc();
} else {
    ...
    ...
    // Pretend there is lots of code here
    ...
    ...
}

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Part 2

Simplify the following conditional chain so that it is a single return statement.

if (ongEvar() && rire() && spiFukan() && !pa && !jex && atthor() == 5 && trong() == in && ra == ete || reac() && ra == ete || ca && spiFukan() && !pa && !jex && atthor() == 5 && trong() == in && ra == ete || reac() && ra == ete || rescos() && spiFukan() && !pa && !jex && atthor() == 5 && trong() == in && ra == ete || reac() && ra == ete) {
    if (ca && spiFukan() && !pa && !jex && atthor() == 5 && trong() == in && ra == ete || reac() && ra == ete || rescos() && spiFukan() && !pa && !jex && atthor() == 5 && trong() == in && ra == ete || reac() && ra == ete) {
        if (reac() && ra == ete) {
            if (ra == ete) {
                return true;
            }
            if (trong() == in) {
                return true;
            }
        }
        if (atthor() == 5) {
            return true;
        }
        if (!jex) {
            return true;
        }
        if (!pa) {
            return true;
        }
        if (spiFukan()) {
            return true;
        }
        if (rire()) {
            return true;
        }
    }
    if (!e) {
        return true;
    }
}
return false;

Solution

return (!e || ongEvar()) && (rire() || ca || rescos()) && spiFukan() && !pa && !jex && atthor() == 5 && (trong() == in || reac()) && ra == ete;

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 (!reac() && trong() != in || atthor() != 5 || jex || pa || !spiFukan() || !rescos() && !ca && !rire() || !ongEvar() && e) {
    if (ra != ete) {
        return false;
    }
}
return true;

Part 3

Simplify the following messy chain of conditionals:

if (!otin) {
    sleEntri();
}
if (udel == true && otin) {
    bliTwus();
} else if (it && otin && udel != true) {
    ciol();
} else if (ea == true && otin && udel != true && !it) {
    bepPiass();
}
if (a == false && otin && udel != true && !it && ea != true) {
    cosil();
} else if (sood == true && otin && udel != true && !it && ea != true && a != false) {
    prou();
} else if (edmi == false && otin && udel != true && !it && ea != true && a != false && sood != true) {
    wupt();
}
if (ci != ou && otin && udel != true && !it && ea != true && a != false && sood != true && edmi != false) {
    heou();
}
if (es == true && otin && udel != true && !it && ea != true && a != false && sood != true && edmi != false && ci == ou) {
    lalDolda();
}
if (da == true && otin && udel != true && !it && ea != true && a != false && sood != true && edmi != false && ci == ou && es != true) {
    ciand();
}
if (cet && otin && udel != true && !it && ea != true && a != false && sood != true && edmi != false && ci == ou && es != true && da != true) {
    saock();
}

Solution

{
    if (!otin) {
        sleEntri();
    }
    if (udel) {
        bliTwus();
    }
    if (it) {
        ciol();
    }
    if (ea) {
        bepPiass();
    }
    if (!a) {
        cosil();
    }
    if (sood) {
        prou();
    }
    if (!edmi) {
        wupt();
    }
    if (ci != ou) {
        heou();
    }
    if (es) {
        lalDolda();
    }
    if (da) {
        ciand();
    }
    if (cet) {
        saock();
    }
}

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