SkipBytes( ) method (FileInputStream)

Skips and discards a specified number of bytes in the current file input stream. The method returns the number of bytes skipped. It returns 0 if the end of the stream has already been reached.

Return type: INT64

Access: PUBLIC

Applies to: Progress.IO.FileInputStream class

Syntax

SkipBytes( INPUT n AS INT64 )

n

The number of bytes to be skipped.