Problem in DefaultHandler class's startElement() method

[Ranjith Kodikara]

Hi,   I am writing a java program to parse an XML file using SAX. In that java class, I am overriding DefaultHandler class's startElement method. This is the code for that method...      public void startElement(String namespaceURI, String localName, String qName, Attributes atts) throws SAXException {     System.out.print("Start Element: ");     System.out.println(localName);    }   But the output is like this Start Element: Start Element: Start Element: Start Element: Start Element: Start Element: Start Element: Start Element: Start Element: Start Element: Start Element: Start Element: Start Element: Start Element: Start Element: Start Element: Start Element: Start Element: Start Element: Nothing is printed for localName variable. But when I put qName instead of localName in the System.out.println(qName) it give this result: Start Element: surveys Start Element: response Start Element: question Start Element: question Start Element: question Start Element: question Start Element: question Start Element: response Start Element: question Start Element: question Start Element: question Start Element: question Start Element: question Start Element: response Start Element: question Start Element: question Start Element: question Start Element: question Start Element: question It has taken element names for the qName variable. According to the lesson I am following, this result should come for the localName. But here it takes element names for the qName. Please explain. The corresponding XML file is given below.       <?xml version="1.0"?> <surveys> <response username="bob">    <question subject="appearance">A</question>    <question subject="communication">B</question>    <question subject="ship">A</question>    <question subject="inside">D</question>    <question subject="implant">B</question> </response> <response username="sue">    <question subject="appearance">C</question>    <question subject="communication">A</question>    <question subject="ship">A</question>    <question subject="inside">D</question>    <question subject="implant">A</question> </response> <response username="carol">    <question subject="appearance">A</question>    <question subject="communication">C</question>    <question subject="ship">A</question>    <question subject="inside">D</question>    <question subject="implant">C</question> </response> </surveys> I will be Grateful for any help. Best Regards, Ranjith   Ranjith Kodikara Bsc(Hons), SCJP,SCWCD Systems Engineer DMS Software Technologies 165, Dharmapala Mawatha, Colombo 00700 [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: tel2: +94-11-2673973 +94-11-2696648 Add me to your address book... Want a signature like this?

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