stream | java.io.InputStream Optional. The InputStream. Note: You can use either stream or reader to specify the input object. If both stream and reader input parameters are provided, then the stream and reader object data will be skipped. |
reader | java.io.Reader Optional. The reader object. |
length | String The number of bytes or characters to skip. |
stream | java.io.InputStream. Conditional. The InputStream. Returned only if the input parameter is stream. |
reader | java.io.Reader. Conditional. The reader object. Returned only if the input parameter is reader. |
bytesSkipped | String. Conditional. The actual number of bytes that were skipped. Returned only if the input parameter is stream. |
charactersSkipped | String. Conditional. The number of characters that were skipped. Returned only if the input parameter is reader. |