How to improve nested if-else statements? [closed]

Question

How could I improve nested if-else statements, eg in the following code example (the numbers are not neccesary the same, just example):

boolean a, b;
int result = 0;

if (a && b) {
    result = 3;
} else if (a) {
    result = 1;     
} else if (b) {
    result = 2;
}

Could this be written better somehow? Or would you think it's ok just as it is?

Answer 1

For the particular numbers given:

int result = (a ? 1 : 0) + (b ? 2 : 0);

In the more general case, there's really not much wrong with the code you've already written. It's pretty concise, perfectly legible and easy to comprehend.