/**
* Read an Erlang PID from the stream.
*
* @return the value of the PID.
* @exception IOException if the next term in the stream is not an Erlang PID.
*/
public EPID read_pid() throws IOException {
EAtom node;
int id;
int serial;
int creation;
int tag;
tag = read1skip_version();
if (tag != EExternal.pidTag) {
throw new IOException("Wrong tag encountered, expected " + EExternal.pidTag + ", got " + tag);
}
node = read_atom();
id = read4BE() & 0x7fff; // 15 bits
serial = read4BE() & 0x1fff; // 13 bits
creation = read1() & 0x03; // 2 bits
return EPID.make(node, id, serial, creation);
}
