private static Record newRecord(
      Name name, int type, int dclass, long ttl, int length, DNSInput in) throws IOException {
    Record rec;
    int recstart;
    rec = getEmptyRecord(name, type, dclass, ttl, in != null);
    if (in != null) {
      if (in.remaining() < length) throw new WireParseException("truncated record");
      in.setActive(length);

      rec.rrFromWire(in);

      if (in.remaining() > 0) throw new WireParseException("invalid record length");
      in.clearActive();
    }
    return rec;
  }