Nested if statements with or condition

Question

I have some js code that currently looks something like this:

var test
//do some stuff with the var
if (test === "A" || test === "B" || test === "C") {
    if (test === "A" || test === "B") {
        //do some small stuff
    } 
    //do some more complex stuff
}

Is there a nicer way to write this to avoid the duplicated condition? It seems basic, I know, but I can't quite put my finger on it.

Answer 1

you could assign a variable to avoid having to write the complex condition multiple times:

let a_or_b = test === 'A' || test === 'B';
if (a_or_b || test === 'C') {
    if (a_or_b) {
        // do some small stuff
    }
    // do more complex stuff
}

or

let a_or_b = false;
if (test === 'A' || test === 'B') {
    // do some small stuff
    a_or_b = true;
}
if (a_or_b || test === 'C') {
    // do more complex stuff
}