public static&nbsp;java.lang.Object&nbsp;read(java.io.InputStream&nbsp;stream)
                             throws java.lang.Exception</pre>
<div class="block">reads the XML-serialized object from a stream</div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>stream</code> - the stream to deserialize the object from</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Returns:</span></dt><dd>the deserialized object</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code>java.lang.Exception</code> - if something 