--- projects/cms/source/server/uk/org/iscream/cms/server/filter/FilterThread.java	2000/11/22 09:33:52	1.2
+++ projects/cms/source/server/uk/org/iscream/cms/server/filter/FilterThread.java	2000/11/23 09:08:07	1.3
@@ -3,28 +3,26 @@ import java.net.*;
 import java.util.*;
 import uk.ac.ukc.iscream.filter.*;
 
+// Handle an incoming UDP packet as a separate thread.
 public class FilterThread extends Thread{
 
-    public FilterThread(Filter parent){
+    // Class constructor. Obtains the byte[] from a DatagramPacket.
+    public FilterThread(Filter parent, DatagramPacket packet){
         this.parent = parent;
-        // no-args constructor.
+        this.rawPacket = packet.getData();
     }
     
-    public void run(DatagramPacket packet){
-        rawPacket = packet.getData();
-        start();
+    // Class constructor for passing XML Strings.
+    public FilterThread(Filter parent, String xml){
+        this.parent = parent;
+        this.rawPacket = xml.getBytes();
     }
     
-    public void run(String xml){
-        rawPacket = xml.getBytes();
-        start();
-    }
-    
     public void run(){
  
         // Get a string without any null characters in it.
         String xml = new String(rawPacket);
-        if(xml.indexOf(0)!=-1) {
+        if (xml.indexOf(0) != -1) {
             xml = xml.substring(0, xml.indexOf(0));
         }
         else {
@@ -32,7 +30,7 @@ public class FilterThread extends Thread{
         }
         System.out.println(xml);
 
-        // USe my XMLPacketMaker to make an XMLPacket object.
+        // Use my XMLPacketMaker to make an XMLPacket object.
         XMLPacketMaker xmlPacketMaker = new XMLPacketMaker(xml);
         XMLPacket packet = xmlPacketMaker.createXMLPacket();
  
@@ -43,7 +41,7 @@ public class FilterThread extends Thread{
         System.out.println("UDPReaderThread - An XML Packet was read sucessfully: -");
         packet.printAll();
         // Now do something with this XMLPacket!!!
-        // .... but what? ;-)
+        // .... let's try this...
         parent.receiveXML(xml);
     
     }