1 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/guava-gwt/src/com/google/common/collect/Multiset_CustomFieldSerializerBase.java b/guava-gwt/src/com/google/common/collect/Multiset_CustomFieldSerializerBase.java
index 7c44bba..0cad199 100644
--- a/guava-gwt/src/com/google/common/collect/Multiset_CustomFieldSerializerBase.java
+++ b/guava-gwt/src/com/google/common/collect/Multiset_CustomFieldSerializerBase.java
@@ -23,12 +23,25 @@ import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.SerializationStreamWriter;
 /**
  * This class contains static utility methods for writing {@code Multiset} GWT
  * field serializers. Serializers should delegate to
- * {@link #serialize(SerializationStreamWriter, Multiset)} and
+ * {@link #serialize(SerializationStreamWriter, Multiset)} and to either
+ * {@link #instantiate(SerializationStreamReader, ImmutableMultiset.Builder)} or
  * {@link #populate(SerializationStreamReader, Multiset)}.
  * 
  * @author Chris Povirk
  */
 final class Multiset_CustomFieldSerializerBase {
+  static ImmutableMultiset<Object> instantiate(
+      SerializationStreamReader reader,
+      ImmutableMultiset.Builder<Object> builder)
+      throws SerializationException {
+    int distinctElements = reader.readInt();
+    for (int i = 0; i < distinctElements; i++) {
+      Object element = reader.readObject();
+      int count = reader.readInt();
+      builder.addCopies(element, count);
+    }
+    return builder.build();
+  }
 
   static Multiset<Object> populate(
       SerializationStreamReader reader, Multiset<Object> multiset)