static XMLTNGToken * handle_state_data(XMLTNGToker *toker) {
	char *p = [toker currentPosition];
	char *start = p;
	char *end = [toker endPosition];
	bool eof = false;
	XMLTNGToken *token;

	if (*p == '<') {
		return parse_markup(toker);
	}

	if ((p = memchr(p, '<', end - p)) == NULL) {
		eof = true;
		p = end;
	}

	if (eof) {
		//points past the document on purpose
		[toker setCurrentPosition:p + 1];
	} else {
		//we want the current position sitting at the <
		[toker setCurrentPosition:p];
	}

	return [XMLTNGTokenCharacters tokenForCharacters:start length:p - start];
}