--- loncom/interface/lonhelper.pm	2003/04/11 18:16:04	1.8
+++ loncom/interface/lonhelper.pm	2003/04/11 19:07:48	1.10
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # .helper XML handler to implement the LON-CAPA helper
 #
-# $Id: lonhelper.pm,v 1.8 2003/04/11 18:16:04 bowersj2 Exp $
+# $Id: lonhelper.pm,v 1.10 2003/04/11 19:07:48 bowersj2 Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -283,6 +283,10 @@ sub new {
     $self->{STATES} = {};
     $self->{DONE} = 0;
 
+    # Used by various helpers for various things; see lonparm.helper
+    # for an example.
+    $self->{DATA} = {};
+
     bless($self, $class);
     return $self;
 }
@@ -676,7 +680,7 @@ use strict;
 
 BEGIN {
     &Apache::lonhelper::register('Apache::lonhelper::message',
-                              ('message', 'message_text'));
+                              ('message'));
 }
 
 sub new {
@@ -686,31 +690,30 @@ sub new {
 
 # CONSTRUCTION: Construct the message element from the XML
 sub start_message {
-    return '';
-}
-
-sub end_message {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval,$style)=@_;
 
     if ($target ne 'helper') {
         return '';
     }
-    Apache::lonhelper::message->new();
+
+    $paramHash->{MESSAGE_TEXT} = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text('/message',
+                                                               $parser);
+
+    if (defined($token->[2]{'nextstate'})) {
+        $paramHash->{NEXTSTATE} = $token->[2]{'nextstate'};
+    }
     return '';
 }
 
-sub start_message_text {
+sub end_message {
     my ($target,$token,$tagstack,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval,$style)=@_;
 
     if ($target ne 'helper') {
         return '';
     }
-
-    $paramHash->{MESSAGE_TEXT} = &Apache::lonxml::get_all_text('/message_text',
-                                                               $parser);
+    Apache::lonhelper::message->new();
+    return '';
 }
-    
-sub end_message_text { return 1; }
 
 sub render {
     my $self = shift;