void String::unserialize(VariableUnserializer *uns,
                         char delimiter0 /* = '"' */,
                         char delimiter1 /* = '"' */) {
  int64_t size = uns->readInt();
  if (size >= RuntimeOption::MaxSerializedStringSize) {
    throw Exception("Size of serialized string (%d) exceeds max", int(size));
  }
  if (size < 0) {
    throw Exception("Size of serialized string (%d) must not be negative",
                    int(size));
  }

  char ch = uns->readChar();
  if (ch != ':') {
    throw Exception("Expected ':' but got '%c'", ch);
  }
  ch = uns->readChar();
  if (ch != delimiter0) {
    throw Exception("Expected '%c' but got '%c'", delimiter0, ch);
  }
  StringData *px = NEW(StringData)(int(size));
  MutableSlice buf = px->mutableSlice();
  assert(size <= buf.len);
  uns->read(buf.ptr, size);
  px->setSize(size);
  if (m_px) decRefStr(m_px);
  m_px = px;
  px->setRefCount(1);

  ch = uns->readChar();
  if (ch != delimiter1) {
    throw Exception("Expected '%c' but got '%c'", delimiter1, ch);
  }
}