xml parser for filterig empty tags

[Jander]

I'm parsing an xml file with SAXParser ,i extended DefaultHandler for
parsing it ,so my bean overrides several methods as

startDocument()
endDocument()
startElement()

....

my tarjet is filtering empty tags in my xml files ,but with this method
i can't do that with this methods .

What other aproach migth use ?
Any ideas ?

Thanks

 

[Sudsy]

I'm parsing an xml file with SAXParser ,i extended DefaultHandler for
parsing it ,so my bean overrides several methods as

startDocument()
endDocument()
startElement()

...

my tarjet is filtering empty tags in my xml files ,but with this method
i can't do that with this methods .

Sure you can: you just have to think the problem through. If the methods
are called in the following order then there is content:
startElement()
characters()
endElement()
However, this order would suggest an empty element:
startElement()
endElement()
So perhaps you set a boolean in the startElement method and clear it in
the characters method. When you get to the endElement method you check
the variable: if set then element was empty.