# HG changeset patch
# User mli
# Date 1495677765 25200
# Node ID d573a876a6e4731f8149719514320dd34e0bceb4
# Parent  2be29f802d94a14b45dbd5fb74eca1007cc3231d
8180807: java.io.Serializable class-level readObject description error
Reviewed-by: chegar, rriggs

diff -r 2be29f802d94 -r d573a876a6e4 jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/io/Serializable.java
--- a/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/io/Serializable.java	Wed May 24 22:07:07 2017 +0100
+++ b/jdk/src/java.base/share/classes/java/io/Serializable.java	Wed May 24 19:02:45 2017 -0700
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@
  * correspondingly named fields in the current object.  This handles the case
  * when the class has evolved to add new fields. The method does not need to
  * concern itself with the state belonging to its superclasses or subclasses.
- * State is saved by writing the individual fields to the
- * ObjectOutputStream using the writeObject method or by using the
- * methods for primitive data types supported by DataOutput.
+ * State is restored by reading data from the ObjectInputStream for
+ * the individual fields and making assignments to the appropriate fields
+ * of the object. Reading primitive data types is supported by DataInput.
  *
  * <p>The readObjectNoData method is responsible for initializing the state of
  * the object for its particular class in the event that the serialization