diff --git a/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/TDeserializer.java b/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/TDeserializer.java
index 25d19db..e766e5d 100644
--- a/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/TDeserializer.java
+++ b/lib/java/src/org/apache/thrift/TDeserializer.java
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
    * @param base The object to read into
    * @param data The string to read from
    */
-  public void toString(TBase base, String data) throws TException {
+  public void fromString(TBase base, String data) throws TException {
     deserialize(base, data.getBytes());
   }
 }