 <code>writeState()</code> was
 stateful, return <code>false</code>.  Otherwise throw <code>IllegalStateException</code>.</p>
 
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 <p>To preserve backward compatibility
 with custom implementations that may have extended from an earlier
 version of this class, an implementation is provided that returns 
 <code>false</code>.  A compliant implementation must override this 
 method to take the specified action.</p>
 
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