private void parseStale(String value){
  if (value != null) {
    if (value.equalsIgnoreCase("true")) {
      mStale=true;
    }
  }
}

private void parseStale ( String value ) { if ( value != null ) { if ( value . equalsIgnoreCase ( "true" ) ) { mStale = true ; } } }
parses and initializes the ' stale ' paramer value . any value different from case - insensitive " true " is considered " false " .
