switch statement

Leap
Leap in JavaScript
export function isLeap(year) {
  switch (true) {
    case year % 400 == 0:
      return true;
    case year % 100 == 0:
      return false;
    default:
      return year % 4 == 0;
  }
}

The switch statement tests the value true, which leaves the actual testing up to the case arms. The default arm of the switch returns whether the year is evenly divisable by 4 when none of the previous arms match.

year year % 4 year % 100 year % 400 is leap year
2020 0 20 20 true
2019 3 19 19 false
2000 0 0 0 true
1900 0 0 300 false

The switch statement is somewhat more verbose than other approaches, and may also be considered less readable.

Shortening

By using the falsiness of 0, a test for a value equaling 0 can be shortened using the logical NOT operator, like so

export function isLeap(year) {
  switch (true) {
    case !(year % 400):
      return true;
    case !(year % 100):
      return false;
    default:
      return !(year % 4);
  }
}

It can be thought of as the expression not having a remainder.

15th May 2024 · Found it useful?