--- a/src/java/de/intevation/mxd/reader/CharacterMarkerSymbolReader.java	Fri May 27 12:32:08 2011 +0200
+++ b/src/java/de/intevation/mxd/reader/CharacterMarkerSymbolReader.java	Fri May 27 13:15:15 2011 +0200
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
  *
  * @author <a href="mailto:raimund.renkert@intevation.de">Raimund Renkert</a>
  */
-public class CharacterMarkerSymbolReader implements ISymbolReader{
+public class CharacterMarkerSymbolReader
+extends AbstractSymbolReader {
 
     /**
      * The logger.
@@ -31,10 +32,7 @@
     /**
      * Private member.
      */
-    private Element renderer;
     private CharacterMarkerSymbol symbol;
-    private MapToXMLUtils util;
-
 
     public CharacterMarkerSymbolReader(ISymbol symbol)
     throws Exception {
@@ -58,25 +56,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-
-    /**
-     * Setter for the parent XML element.
-     *
-     * @param parent The XML parent node.
-     */
-    public void setParent(Element parent) {
-        this.renderer = parent;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Setter for XML document helper.
-     *
-     * @param util The helper class for storing map information.
-     */
-    public void setUtil(MapToXMLUtils util) {
-        this.util = util;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Reads the symbol attributes.
      *
@@ -85,7 +64,7 @@
     public Element read()
     throws Exception {
         logger.debug("read()");
-        Element symbolElement = util.addSymbol(renderer);
+        Element symbolElement = util.addSymbol(parent);
 
         IColor c = symbol.getColor();
         symbolElement.setAttribute(