java - SAX Parser ignoring parent elements? Same named elements grouped as a result -

i'm not if how sax parser supposed work or if missing something.

this sort of xml pulling down server:

<data>     <item id="1">         <group>           <name>question one</name>           <type>true</type>            <selection>               <name>answer 1</name>           </selection>         </group>     </item>     <item id="2">         <group>           <name>question two</name>           <type>true</type>            <selection>               <name>answer 2</name>           </selection>         </group>     </item> </data> 

as can see, there element called "name" showing twice under different parents, containing different data. trying collect "question one" , "question two" in arraylist have getter , setter of setname getname. title suggest result means answers being collected arraylist type.

is there way pull "name" refers question 1 , question two? here how have in end element:

@override public void endelement(string uri, string localname, string qname) throws saxexception {     super.endelement(uri, localname, qname);      if (qname.equalsignorecase("name")) {         dataitem.setname(currentvalue);     } 

obviously i'm looking name, when i've tried "group" put second if state inside have not had luck either. it's ignoring parents, group , selection , collecting called name. using localname not help.

i appreciate help, in advance.

sax pays no attention hierarchy, can compensate in code.

the startelement, characters , endelement methods called appropriately on each start tag, character content , end tag in order appear, want recognize <selection> tag in startelement , set flag in handler remember ignore <name> tags occur until unset flag on hitting </selection> tag , recognizing in endelement method.

if post bit more of contenthandler code, suggest specific changes.