breaking up an if statment for readability

[cooper1200]

i have an if statement that i need to spread over several lines so its not one long line that spreads from lands-end to john o'groats

if ((temp_take_piece[coordinate_x - 1][coordinate_y + (1 * multiplyer)] == 'b') || (temp_take_piece[coordinate_x - 1][coordinate_y + 1] == 'B')) || ((temp_take_piece[coordinate_x - 1][coordinate_y + (1 * multiplyer)] == 'w') || (temp_take_piece[coordinate_x - 1][coordinate_y + 1] == 'W'))

how can i do it please
coop

[Salem]

The compiler doesn't care about white space.

So what's wrong with

if ( (temp_take_piece[coordinate_x - 1][coordinate_y + (1 * multiplyer)] == 'b') || 
     (temp_take_piece[coordinate_x - 1][coordinate_y + 1] == 'B') || 
     (temp_take_piece[coordinate_x - 1][coordinate_y + (1 * multiplyer)] == 'w') || 
     (temp_take_piece[coordinate_x - 1][coordinate_y + 1] == 'W')
   )

Or just make a function out of it.

int checkTakePiece(temp_take_piece,coordinate_x,coordinate_y,multiplyer) {
    char lc = temp_take_piece[coordinate_x - 1][coordinate_y + (1 * multiplyer)];
    char uc = temp_take_piece[coordinate_x - 1][coordinate_y + 1];
    return lc == 'b' || lc == 'w' || uc == 'B' || uc == 'W';
}

///

if ( checkTakePiece(temp_take_piece,coordinate_x,coordinate_y,multiplyer) ) {
    // do stuff
}