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/**
* Provides for system input and output through data streams,
* serialization and the file system.
*
* Unless otherwise noted, passing a null argument to a constructor or
* method in any class or interface in this package will cause a
* {@code NullPointerException} to be thrown.
*
* <h2>Package Specification</h2>
* <ul>
* <li><a href="../../../platform/serialization/spec/serialTOC.html"> Java Object Serialization Specification </a>
* </ul>
*
* <h2>Related Documentation</h2>
*
* For overviews, tutorials, examples, guides, and tool documentation,
* please see:
* <ul>
* <li><a href="../../../technotes/guides/serialization">Serialization Enhancements</a>
* </ul>
*
* @since 1.0
*/
package java.io;