Elson TC
Jun 19, 2022

Some bad examples here…

Solution #1 has bugs and that’s exactly why you shouldnt be doing complex conditions with AND and OR operators. They do not exist as a if replacement.

!!! You need parentheses dude!

The problem is not if statements, is logic complexity.

If logic around something is so complex you need a series of conditions check, your code may be too complex or confusing.

Solution #2

Switches are perfect solution here. If you dont like them, that solution could be split into dedicated mapped functions.

Trying to eliminate if statements (branchless programming) is often a good thing but you step into some complex programming style which requires more crazy unreadable solutions which are often not worthy. Believe me 😊

Simplify and split logic will do a lot more for you.

P.s: Ill be dropping a post on this next for anyone interested in more workarounds

Elson TC
Elson TC

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