question: public void characters ( char [ ] ch , int start , int length ) throws SAXException { try { if ( elemType == null ) { return ; } if ( gatherMode ) { gatherBuffer . add ( new Object [ ] { elemType , new String ( ch , start , length ) } ) ; } else { elemType . characters ( ch , start , length ) ; } } catch ( SAXException saxex ) { throw saxex ; } catch ( Exception ex ) { throw new SAXException ( ex ) ; } }
target:  Description of the Method