XML-parser cuts some values??

[Emil Karlsson]

Hi,
I'm using :

SAXParser saxParser = factory.newSAXParser();
saxParser.parse( url, this);  

when I run my program, the

public void characters(char buf[], int offset, int len)throws SAXException{}

method, cuts of some words.
For example, an hexdecimal colorcode that is supposed to be #FFFFCC, can be
#
FFFFCC
!
It's no logic behind the cutting, it can happens everywhere, but it does not happens all the time!
Anyone who have hade the same problem?
/Emil

[Christophe Grosjean]

Hi Emil,
In fact, if you read the characters method javadoc :

  public void characters(char[] ch,
                       int start,
                       int length)
                throws SAXExceptionReceive notification of character data. 
The Parser will call this method to report each chunk of character data. SAX parsers may return all contiguous character data in a single chunk, or [B]they may split it into several chunks[/B]; however, all of the characters in any single event must come from the same external entity so that the Locator provides useful information.
The application must not attempt to read from the array outside of the specified range.

This means that an element data is not sure to be read in one time. You need to stack the characters until the complete value is read (for instance, you know it when the endElement method is called for the current element).
Christophe

[Emil Karlsson]

Thanks a lot.
That put me in the right direction
/Emil