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<th class="colSecond" scope="row"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="#readExternal(java.io.ObjectInput)">readExternal</a></span>&#8203;(java.io.ObjectInput&nbsp;in)</code></th>
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<div class="block">The object implements the readExternal method to restore its
 contents by calling the methods of DataInput for primitive
 types and readObject for objects, strings and arrays.</div>
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