public boolean METHOD_1 ( TYPE_1 startTime ) { if ( startTime . METHOD_2 ( this . endTime ) ) { this . startTime = startTime ; return true ; } return false ; } 

public boolean METHOD_1 ( TYPE_1 startTime ) { if ( ( ( endTime ) == null ) || ( startTime . METHOD_2 ( endTime ) ) ) { this . startTime = startTime ; return true ; } return false ; } 
