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<h4>readExternal</h4>
<pre class="methodSignature">public&nbsp;void&nbsp;readExternal&#8203;(java.io.ObjectInput&nbsp;in)
                  throws java.io.IOException,
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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.  The
