8180807: java.io.Serializable class-level readObject description error
Reviewed-by: chegar, rriggs
--- 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