--- experimental/server/XMLReader/UDPReaderThread.java	2000/11/17 14:49:13	1.4
+++ experimental/server/XMLReader/UDPReaderThread.java	2000/11/21 10:27:24	1.7
@@ -4,16 +4,20 @@ import java.util.*;
 
 public class UDPReaderThread extends Thread{
 
-    public UDPReaderThread(DatagramPacket packet){
-        try {
-            rawPacket = 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(String xml){
+        rawPacket = xml.getBytes();
+        start();
+    }
+    
     public void run(){
  
         // Get a string without any null characters in it.
@@ -32,6 +36,7 @@ public class UDPReaderThread extends Thread{
         packet.printAll();
         // Now do something with this XMLPacket!!!
         // .... but what? ;-)
+    
     }
     
     byte[] rawPacket;