f="Encoding.html#skip(io.permazen.util.ByteData.Reader)">Encoding</a></code></span></div>
<div class="block">Read and discard an encoded value from the given input.

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 If the value skipped over is invalid, this method may, but is not required to, throw <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/17/docs/api/java.base/java/lang/IllegalArgumentException.html" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="external-link"><code>IllegalArgumentException</code></a>.

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 If the value skipped over is tru