@Override public boolean isStartElement(){
  log.log(Level.FINE,"isStartElement(): {0}",event == START_ELEMENT);
  return event == START_ELEMENT;
}

@ Override public boolean isStartElement ( ) { log . log ( Level . FINE , "isStartElement(): {0}" , event == START_ELEMENT ) ; return event == START_ELEMENT ; }
returns true if the cursor points to a start tag ( otherwise false )
