generate java code from a flowchart

Question

The following flowchart:

may be described by the following java code:

if (A == 1 && B ==1){
   actionA();
 }

 if (B == 3 || (B == 1 && A == 2)){
    actionB();
    actionC();
}
 if (B == 2){
    actionC();
}

Is there a better way to translate a flowchart in java code? I am looking for some sort of general pattern to do this. My question arises from the fact that adding a single condition to the flowchart results in very significant changes to the code.

Answer 1

You could encapsulate ActionB and ActionC, while ActionC is being called after ActionB in ActionBC and make a new method for each cell in your flow chart. In general you should get something like: void B1(){ if(B==1) A1(); if (B==2) actionC(); ... }

void A1(){ if(A1==2) actionBC(); }

private void actionBC(){...}

And so on... In that way, expanding your flowchart won't explode you code.