One 'else' for nested 'if' statements

Question

I've got a problem which can be simplified to this:

parameters: a, b

if (a > 5)
{
    Print("Very well, a > 5");

    if (b > 7)
        Print("Even better, b > 7");
    else
    {
        Print("I don't like your variables");
    }
}
else
{
    Print("I don't like your variables");
}

I would like to use only one else instead of two since they are the same code. What I thought of was creating an additional method, which will return combined true`false`, but this is a serious overkill.

Another option would be a goto, but this would make code less readable and unsafe.

What is the way to do it, avoiding checking the same condition many times and making it as readable as possible?

Answer 1

void doILikeYourVariables(int a, int b) {
  if (a > 5) {
    Print("Very well, a > 5");
    if (b > 7) {
      Print("Even better, b > 7");
      return;
    }
  }
  Print("I don't like your variables");
}