The complexity of an expression is defined by the number of &&
, ||
and condition ? ifTrue : ifFalse
operators it contains.
A single expression’s complexity should not become too high to keep the code readable.
Noncompliant code example
With the default threshold value 3
if ((condition1 && condition2) || (condition3 && condition4)) && condition5 { ... }
Compliant solution
if (myFirstCondition() || mySecondCondition()) && myLastCondition() { ... }