code: public void characters (char ch[], int start, int length)
      throws SAXException
      {
          state = SEEN_DATA;
          super.characters(ch, start, length);
      }
docs: Filter a character data event.
  
  @param ch The characters to write.
  @param start The starting position in the array.
  @param length The number of characters to use.
  @exception org.xml.sax.SAXException If a filter
  further down the chain raises an exception.
  @see org.xml.sax.ContentHandler#characters