public ValueContainerImpl<T> read(final DataInput in) throws IOException { DataInputStream stream = (DataInputStream) in; final ValueContainerImpl<T> valueContainer = new ValueContainerImpl<T>(); while (stream.available() > 0) { final int valueCount = DataInputOutputUtil.readSINT(in); if (valueCount < 0) { valueContainer.removeAllValues(-valueCount); valueContainer.setNeedsCompacting(true); } else { for (int valueIdx = 0; valueIdx < valueCount; valueIdx++) { final T value = myExternalizer.read(in); final int idCount = DataInputOutputUtil.readSINT(in); for (int i = 0; i < idCount; i++) { final int id = DataInputOutputUtil.readSINT(in); if (id < 0) { valueContainer.removeValue(-id, value); valueContainer.setNeedsCompacting(true); } else { valueContainer.addValue(id, value); } } } } } return valueContainer; }