throws SAXException
{
ElementImpl elem;
int i;
if ( tagName == null )
throw new SAXException( "HTM004 Argument 'tagName' is null." );
// If this is the root element, this is the time to create a new document,
// because only know we know the document element name and namespace URI.
if ( _document == null )
{
// No need to create the element explicitly.
_document = new HTMLDocumentImpl();
elem = (ElementImpl) _document.getDocumentElement();
_current = elem;
if ( _current == null )
throw new SAXException( "HTM005 State error: Document.getDocumentElement returns null." );
// Insert nodes (comment and PI) that appear before the root element.
if ( _preRootNodes != null )
{
for ( i = _preRootNodes.size() ; i-- > 0 ; )
_document.insertBefore( (Node) _preRootNodes.elementAt( i ), elem );
_preRootNodes = null;
}
}
else
{
// This is a state error, indicates that document has been parsed in full,
// or that there are two root elements.
if ( _current == null )
throw new SAXException( "HTM006 State error: startElement called after end of document element." );
elem = (ElementImpl) _document.createElement( tagName );
_current.appendChild( elem );
_current = elem;
}
// Add the attributes (specified and not-specified) to this element.
if ( attrList != null )
{
for ( i = 0 ; i < attrList.getLength() ; ++ i )
elem.setAttribute( attrList.getName( i ), attrList.getValue( i ) );
}
}