Complex Conditional

Definition:

• A conditional expression is composed of many boolean conjunctions.

Code Example:

function calculateAmount(integer year) return float {
  var float amount;
  if (( (year mod 4) == 0 and not (year mod 100) == 0 ) or (year mod 400) == 0 ) {
    amount := BASE AMOUNT ∗ 366;
  } else {
    amount := BASE AMOUNT ∗ 365;
  }
  return amount;
}

References:

Quality attributes

• - Code Example

• - Cause and Effect

• - Frequency

• - Refactoring

• An approach to quality engineering of TTCN-3 test specifications

• Pattern-based Smell Detection in TTCN-3 Test Suites

• Utilising Code Smells to Detect Quality Problems in TTCN-3 Test Suites