diff -u -r1.5 -r1.6
--- AbstractBlockHandler.java	2 Aug 2005 17:18:06 -0000	1.5
+++ AbstractBlockHandler.java	26 Aug 2005 00:26:56 -0000	1.6
@@ -27,11 +27,7 @@

       
       int flags = in.readInt();
       

-      SIOLCParameters colParameters = null;
-      if( version > 1001  )
-      {
-         colParameters = new SIOLCParameters(in) ;
-      }

+      SIOLCParameters colParameters = version > 1001 ? new SIOLCParameters(in) : new SIOLCParameters();

       int n = in.readInt();
       LCIOCollection collection = new LCIOCollection(getClassForType(), flags, n, colParameters);
       event.put(block.getBlockName(),collection);

diff -u -r1.2 -r1.3
--- SIOLCParameters.java	26 Jul 2005 14:44:35 -0000	1.2
+++ SIOLCParameters.java	26 Aug 2005 00:26:56 -0000	1.3
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@

 /**
  *
  * @author Frank Gaede

- * @version $Id: SIOLCParameters.java,v 1.2 2005/07/26 14:44:35 tonyj Exp $

+ * @version $Id: SIOLCParameters.java,v 1.3 2005/08/26 00:26:56 tonyj Exp $

  */
 class SIOLCParameters
 {

@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@

    {
       return _stringMap;
    }

+   SIOLCParameters()
+   {
+      
+   }

    SIOLCParameters(SIOInputStream in) throws IOException
    {
       int nIntParameters =  in.readInt();