IExternalizable.ReadExternal(IObjectInput) Method

Definition

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.

[Android.Runtime.Register("readExternal", "(Ljava/io/ObjectInput;)V", "GetReadExternal_Ljava_io_ObjectInput_Handler:Java.IO.IExternalizableInvoker, Mono.Android, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null")]
public void ReadExternal (Java.IO.IObjectInput? in);
[<Android.Runtime.Register("readExternal", "(Ljava/io/ObjectInput;)V", "GetReadExternal_Ljava_io_ObjectInput_Handler:Java.IO.IExternalizableInvoker, Mono.Android, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null")>]
abstract member ReadExternal : Java.IO.IObjectInput -> unit

Parameters

in
IObjectInput

the stream to read data from in order to restore the object

Attributes

Exceptions

if an error occurs attempting to read from input.

if the class of the instance being loaded cannot be found.

Remarks

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 readExternal method must read the values in the same sequence and with the same types as were written by writeExternal.

Java documentation for java.io.Externalizable.readExternal(java.io.ObjectInput).

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Applies to