void checkMethodName(byte refKind,String name) throws NoSuchMethodException {
  if (name.startsWith("<") && refKind != REF_newInvokeSpecial)   throw new NoSuchMethodException("illegal method name: " + name);
}

void checkMethodName ( byte refKind , String name ) throws NoSuchMethodException { if ( name . startsWith ( "<" ) && refKind != REF_newInvokeSpecial ) throw new NoSuchMethodException ( "illegal method name: " + name ) ; }
check name for an illegal leading " & lt ; " character .
