--- projects/cms/source/util/uk/org/iscream/cms/util/XMLPacketMaker.java	2001/03/01 16:55:11	1.10
+++ projects/cms/source/util/uk/org/iscream/cms/util/XMLPacketMaker.java	2001/03/10 00:49:39	1.11
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import java.io.*;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 
 import org.xml.sax.*;
+import org.xml.sax.helpers.*;
 import javax.xml.parsers.SAXParserFactory;
 import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
 import javax.xml.parsers.SAXParser;
@@ -14,17 +15,24 @@ import javax.xml.parsers.SAXParser;
  * XMLPacketMaker - Creates an XMLPacket object.
  *
  * @author  $Author: tdb $
- * @version $Id: XMLPacketMaker.java,v 1.10 2001/03/01 16:55:11 tdb Exp $
+ * @version $Id: XMLPacketMaker.java,v 1.11 2001/03/10 00:49:39 tdb Exp $
  */
-public class XMLPacketMaker extends HandlerBase {
+public class XMLPacketMaker {
 
 //---FINAL ATTRIBUTES---
 
     /**
      * The current CVS revision of this class
      */
-    public final String REVISION = "$Revision: 1.10 $";
+    public final String REVISION = "$Revision: 1.11 $";
     
+    /**
+     * A static reference to the system saxParser
+     * Use the default (non-validating) parser
+     */
+    private static SAXParser saxParser = null;
+    private static SAXParserFactory factory = SAXParserFactory.newInstance();
+     
 //---STATIC METHODS---
 
 //---CONSTRUCTORS---
@@ -51,13 +59,15 @@ public class XMLPacketMaker extends HandlerBase {
 
         // Create the XMLPacket to store values in.
         XMLPacket packet = new XMLPacket();
-
-        // Use the default (non-validating) parser
-        SAXParserFactory factory = SAXParserFactory.newInstance();
+        
         try {
             // Parse the input
             InputSource inputSource = new InputSource(new StringReader(_xml));
-            SAXParser saxParser = factory.newSAXParser();
+            
+            if (saxParser == null) {
+                saxParser = factory.newSAXParser();
+            }
+            
             saxParser.parse(inputSource, new XMLStringParser(packet));
         }
         catch (Exception e) {