I have this list of at least seven else-if, when their condition is met, I change the same boolean is_attacked to true. This should be simple but I can't figure out in what way I can achieve the same on a more readable way.

if(request_is_attacked){
    if(as_knight){
        if(piece_abs_val==2){//knight
            is_attacked=true;
        }
    }else if(piece_abs_val==6){//king
        if(i==0){
            is_attacked=true;
        }
    }else if(piece_abs_val==5){//queen
        is_attacked=true;
    }else if(piece_direction%2){
        if(piece_abs_val==4){//rook
            is_attacked=true;
        }
    }else if(piece_abs_val==3){//bishop
        is_attacked=true;
    }else if(i==0 && piece_abs_val==1){
        if(piece_val!=-1){//w_pawn
            if(piece_direction==4 || piece_direction==6){
                is_attacked=true;
            }
        }else{//b_pawn
            if(piece_direction==2 || piece_direction==8){
                is_attacked=true;
            }
        }
    }
}

For more context, this is happening inside a loop (hence the i), when the i is the first it means it is one square apart (i==0), so pawns and kings use this, but this information shouldn't matter much.

Also, when piece_direction%2 is true we are moving in a + (that's why I check for rooks), else it means we are in moving x direction, so I proceed to check for bishops and pawns.

I have this list of at least seven else-if. When their condition is met, I change the same boolean is_attacked to true. This should be simple but I can't figure out in what way I can achieve the same in a more readable way.

if(request_is_attacked){
    if(as_knight){
        if(piece_abs_val==2){//knight
            is_attacked=true;
        }
    }else if(piece_abs_val==6){//king
        if(i==0){
            is_attacked=true;
        }
    }else if(piece_abs_val==5){//queen
        is_attacked=true;
    }else if(piece_direction%2){
        if(piece_abs_val==4){//rook
            is_attacked=true;
        }
    }else if(piece_abs_val==3){//bishop
        is_attacked=true;
    }else if(i==0 && piece_abs_val==1){
        if(piece_val!=-1){//w_pawn
            if(piece_direction==4 || piece_direction==6){
                is_attacked=true;
            }
        }else{//b_pawn
            if(piece_direction==2 || piece_direction==8){
                is_attacked=true;
            }
        }
    }
}

For more context, this is happening inside a loop (hence the i), when the i is the first it means it is one square apart (i==0), so Pawns and Kings use this, but this information shouldn't matter much.

Also, when piece_direction%2 is true, we are moving in a + (that's why I check for Rooks), else it means we are in moving x direction, so I proceed to check for Bishops and Pawns.

I have this list of at least seven else-if, when their condition is met, I change the same boolean is_attacked to true. This should be simple but I can't figure out in what way I can achieve the same on a more readable way.

if(request_is_attacked){
    if(as_knight){
        if(piece_abs_val==2){//knight
            is_attacked=true;
        }
    }else if(piece_abs_val==6){//king
        if(i==0){
            is_attacked=true;
        }
    }else if(piece_abs_val==5){//queen
        is_attacked=true;
    }else if(piece_direction%2){
        if(piece_abs_val==4){//rook
            is_attacked=true;
        }
    }else if(piece_abs_val==3){//bishop
        is_attacked=true;
    }else if(i==0 && piece_abs_val==1){
        if(piece_val!=-1){//w_pawn
            if(piece_direction==4 || piece_direction==6){
                is_attacked=true;
            }
        }else{//b_pawn
            if(piece_direction==2 || piece_direction==8){
                is_attacked=true;
            }
        }
    }
}

For more context, this is happening inside a loop (hence the i), when the i is the first it means it is one square apart (i==0), so pawns and kings use this, but this information shouldn't matter much.

I have this list of at least seven else-if, when their condition is met, I change the same boolean is_attacked to true. This should be simple but I can't figure out in what way I can achieve the same on a more readable way.

if(request_is_attacked){
    if(as_knight){
        if(piece_abs_val==2){//knight
            is_attacked=true;
        }
    }else if(piece_abs_val==6){//king
        if(i==0){
            is_attacked=true;
        }
    }else if(piece_abs_val==5){//queen
        is_attacked=true;
    }else if(piece_direction%2){
        if(piece_abs_val==4){//rook
            is_attacked=true;
        }
    }else if(piece_abs_val==3){//bishop
        is_attacked=true;
    }else if(i==0 && piece_abs_val==1){
        if(piece_val!=-1){//w_pawn
            if(piece_direction==4 || piece_direction==6){
                is_attacked=true;
            }
        }else{//b_pawn
            if(piece_direction==2 || piece_direction==8){
                is_attacked=true;
            }
        }
    }
}

For more context, this is happening inside a loop (hence the i), when the i is the first it means it is one square apart (i==0), so pawns and kings use this, but this information shouldn't matter much.

Also, when piece_direction%2 is true we are moving in a + (that's why I check for rooks), else it means we are in moving x direction, so I proceed to check for bishops and pawns.