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Skip

Skip
skips one object of the specified type in an input stream.
Skip
skips n objects of the specified type.
MORE INFORMATION
  • Skip behaves like Read, except that it returns Null when it succeeds in skipping the specified objects, and $Failed otherwise.
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Basic Examples   (1)
A file of numbers:
Open a stream to read the file:
Read the first number:
Skip the second number:
Close the stream:
A file of numbers:
In[1]:=
Click for copyable input
Open a stream to read the file:
In[2]:=
Click for copyable input
Out[2]=
Read the first number:
In[3]:=
Click for copyable input
Out[3]=
Skip the second number:
In[4]:=
Click for copyable input
In[5]:=
Click for copyable input
Out[5]=
Close the stream:
In[6]:=
Click for copyable input
Out[6]=
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