dmi_reader_skip

Synopsis

#include <opendmi/reader.h>

bool dmi_reader_skip(dmi_reader_t *reader, size_t length);

Description

The dmi_reader_skip function moves the reader cursor forward by length bytes, effectively discarding that many bytes from the current position.

Stepping over a record by its declared length, rather than by the number of bytes read from it, is what dmi_reader_skip_ex does.

Parameters

reader

Reader to advance.

length

Number of bytes to skip.

Return value

true on success, false if there are fewer than length bytes remaining in the reader.

Errors

None.