if (gotChain == ExternalizeConstants.ACTIVE_OBJECT) {
metaHandlerIndex = in.readInt();
metaPhaseIndex = in.readInt();
int expectedNumberEntries = in.readInt();
if (LoggingControl.debugLoggingAllowed && log.isTraceEnabled()) {
log.trace(getLogIDString() +
":readExternal(): execution chain: expected number of entries [" +
expectedNumberEntries + "]");