Dealing with nested if then else/nested switch statements

Question

Are there any design patterns/methods/ways to remove nested if then else conditions/switch statements?

I remember coming across some methods used by the Google folks

Answer 1

How about:

/* Code Block 1... */

if(/* result of some condition or function call */)
{
   /* Code Block 2... */

   if(/* result of some condition or function call */)
   {
      /* Code Block 3... */

      if(/* result of some condition or function call */)
      {
         /* Code Block 4... */
      }
   }
}

Becomes this:

/* Code Block 1... */
IsOk = /* result of some condition or function call */

if(IsOK)
{
   /* Code Block 2... */
   IsOk = /* result of some condition or function call */
}

if(IsOK)
{
   /* Code Block 3...*/
   IsOk = /* result of some condition or function call */
}

if(IsOK)
{
   /* Code Block 4...*/
   IsOk = /* result of some condition or function call */
}

/* And so on... */

You can of course return if ever IsOk becomes false, if appropriate.