code: @Override
      protected void _from(ObjectInput in) throws IOException,
              ClassNotFoundException {
          final int size = in.readInt();
          TableAnnotationValue tav;
          for (int i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
              tav = new TableAnnotationValue();
              tav.readExternal(in);
              addAnnotationValue(tav.getAnnotationDefinitionId(),
                      tav.getAnnotationValue());
          }
      }
docs: {@inheritDoc}