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<h4>skipBytes</h4>
<pre class="methodSignature">public&nbsp;void&nbsp;skipBytes&#8203;(long&nbsp;n)
               throws <a href="../../DMLRuntimeException.html" title="class in org.apache.sysds.runtime">DMLRuntimeException</a></pre>
<div class="block">Skips a given number of bytes without reading them.
 Useful for jumping to specific offsets</div>
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<dt><span class="paramLabel">Parameters:</span></dt>
<dd><code>n</code> - Number of bytes to skip</dd>
<dt><span class="throwsLabel">Throws:</span></d