--- experimental/server/XMLReader/UDPReaderThread.java	2000/11/17 12:16:39	1.2
+++ experimental/server/XMLReader/UDPReaderThread.java	2000/11/21 09:26:09	1.6
@@ -4,20 +4,22 @@ import java.util.*;
 
 public class UDPReaderThread extends Thread{
 
-    public UDPReaderThread(DatagramPacket packet){
-        try {
-            xml = new String(packet.getData());
-        }
-        catch (Exception e) {
-            System.out.println("An exception occured while attempting to return an XMLPacket!");
-            e.printStackTrace();
-        }
+    public UDPReaderThread(){
+        // no-args constructor.
     }
     
+    public void run(DatagramPacket packet){
+        rawPacket = packet.getData();
+        start();
+    }
+    
     public void run(){
  
-        System.out.println("UDPReaderThread - Received the following raw stuff: "+xml);
- 
+        // Get a string without any null characters in it.
+        String xml = new String(rawPacket);
+        xml = xml.substring(0, xml.indexOf(0));
+
+        // USe my XMLPacketMaker to make an XMLPacket object.
         XMLPacketMaker xmlPacketMaker = new XMLPacketMaker(xml);
         XMLPacket packet = xmlPacketMaker.createXMLPacket();
  
@@ -28,8 +30,9 @@ public class UDPReaderThread extends Thread{
         System.out.println("UDPReaderThread - An XML Packet was read sucessfully: -");
         packet.printAll();
         // Now do something with this XMLPacket!!!
-        // ....
+        // .... but what? ;-)
+    
     }
     
-    String xml;
+    byte[] rawPacket;
 }