public TYPE_1 METHOD_1 ( int k ) { if ( ( VAR_1 [ k ] ) == null ) return new TYPE_1 ( CHAR_1 , VAR_2 ) ; return VAR_1 [ k ] . METHOD_2 ( ) ; } 

public TYPE_1 METHOD_1 ( int k ) { if ( ( ( VAR_1 [ k ] ) == null ) || ( k < 0 ) ) return new TYPE_1 ( CHAR_1 , VAR_2 ) ; return VAR_1 [ k ] . METHOD_2 ( ) ; } 
