This sounds more like a general parser question, which should go do xerces-j-dev, or a question for someplace like xml.org or xml.com.
But if I had to make a guess, I'd think that's correct behavior: characters() should be for character data, not element content. That's when you should call startElement() etc. ===== - Shane <eof .sig="'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in a very scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less'" "Oohayu oyod?!"=gis. /> __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com
