The ns parameter may be negative, even though the skip method of the {@link Reader} superclass throwsan exception in this case. Negative values of ns cause the stream to skip backwards. Negative return values indicate a skip backwards. It is not possible to skip backwards past the beginning of the string.
If the entire string has been read or skipped, then this method has no effect and always returns 0. @exception IOException If an I/O error occurs
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