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   *
   * ----------------------
   * StringReadHandler.java
   * ----------------------
   * (C)opyright 2003, 2004, by Thomas Morgner and Contributors.
   *
   * Original Author:  Thomas Morgner;
   * Contributor(s):   David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
   *
   * $Id: StringReadHandler.java,v 1.6 2008/09/10 09:19:23 mungady Exp $
   *
   * Changes
   * -------
   * 03-Dec-2003 : Initial version
   * 11-Feb-2004 : Added missing Javadocs (DG);
   *
   */
  
  package org.jfree.xml.parser.coretypes;
  
  import org.jfree.xml.parser.AbstractXmlReadHandler;
  import org.jfree.xml.parser.XmlReaderException;
  import org.xml.sax.Attributes;
  import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
  
  /**
   * Required for list contents ...
   */
  public class StringReadHandler extends AbstractXmlReadHandler
  {
  
    /**
     * A string buffer.
     */
    private StringBuffer buffer;
  
    /**
     * The string under construction.
     */
    private String result;
  
    /**
     * Creates a new handler.
     */
    public StringReadHandler ()
    {
      super();
    }
  
    /**
     * Starts parsing.
     *
     * @param attrs the attributes.
     * @throws SAXException if there is a parsing error.
     */
    protected void startParsing (final Attributes attrs)
            throws SAXException
    {
      this.buffer = new StringBuffer();
    }
  
    /**
     * This method is called to process the character data between element tags.
     *
     * @param ch     the character buffer.
     * @param start  the start index.
     * @param length the length.
     * @throws SAXException if there is a parsing error.
     */
    public void characters (final char[] ch, final int start, final int length)
            throws SAXException
    {
      this.buffer.append(ch, start, length);
    }
  
    /**
     * Done parsing.
     *
     * @throws SAXException       if there is a parsing error.
     * @throws XmlReaderException if there is a reader error.
     */
    protected void doneParsing ()
            throws SAXException, XmlReaderException
    {
      this.result = this.buffer.toString();
      this.buffer = null;
    }
  
    /**
     * Returns the result.
     *
     * @return The result.
     */
    public String getResult ()
    {
      return this.result;
    }
  
    /**
     * Returns the object for this element.
     *
     * @return the object.
     */
    public Object getObject ()
    {
      return this.result;
    }
  }
  