Java Reader.skip(long n)

public long skip(long n)  throws IOException

import java.io.*;
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public class Main {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      String s = "tutorial from java2s.com";

      Reader reader = new StringReader(s);

      try {
         // read the first five chars
         for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
            char c = (char) reader.read();

            // skip a char every time
            reader.skip(1);

            System.out.println(c);
         }
         reader.close();
      } catch (IOException ex) {
         ex.printStackTrace();
      }
   }
}