public static java.lang.String METHOD_1 ( java.lang.String VAR_1 ) { char first = VAR_1 . METHOD_2 ( 0 ) ; if ( ( first < CHAR_1 ) && ( CHAR_2 < first ) ) { VAR_1 = VAR_1 . substring ( 1 ) ; } return VAR_1 ; } 

public static java.lang.String METHOD_1 ( java.lang.String VAR_1 ) { char first = VAR_1 . METHOD_2 ( 0 ) ; if ( ( first < CHAR_1 ) || ( CHAR_2 < first ) ) { VAR_1 = VAR_1 . substring ( 1 ) ; } return VAR_1 ; } 
