question: private void read ( InputNode node , Object list , int index ) throws Exception { Class type = entry . getType ( ) ; Object value = null ; if ( ! node . isEmpty ( ) ) { value = root . read ( node , type ) ; } Array . set ( list , index , value ) ; }
target:  This is used to read the specified node from in to the list. If the node is null then this represents a null element value in the array. The node can be null only if there is a parent and that parent contains no child XML elements.