if (getFileState().equals("broken")) return true;   String s = elt.getStringAttribute("broken"); return s != null && (s.equalsIgnoreCase("yes") || s.equalsIgnoreCase("true"));
return getFileState().equals("broken");
  public synchronized boolean isBroken() {    if (getFileState().equals("broken"))      return true;      // This part is for backwards compatibility    String s = elt.getStringAttribute("broken");    return s != null && (s.equalsIgnoreCase("yes") || s.equalsIgnoreCase("true"));  }