public void characters(char buf[], int offset, int len) throws SAXException { String str = new String(buf, offset, len); if (str != null && !str.trim().equals("")) { if (element.compareToIgnoreCase("basic") == 0) { basicTag.setValue(str); } if (element.compareToIgnoreCase("contact") == 0) { contactTag.setContact(str); } if (element.compareToIgnoreCase("note") == 0) { noteTag.setNote(str); } } }