code: public void startElement(String uri, String localName, String qName, Attributes atts) throws SAXException {
  		clearWhitespace();
  		stateStack.push(SEEN_ELEMENT);
  		state = SEEN_NOTHING;
  		super.startElement(uri, localName, qName, atts);
  	}
docs: Filter a start element event.
  
  @param uri
  The element's Namespace URI.
  @param localName
  The element's local name.
  @param qName
  The element's qualified (prefixed) name.
  @param atts
  The element's attribute list.
  @exception org.xml.sax.SAXException
  If a filter further down the chain raises an exception.
  @see org.xml.sax.ContentHandler#startElement