SkipMessage is a pseudo wire-protocol message that is used to read and skip messages that
we receive that we do not want at that time. This applies to COPY messages during normal
operation, and sync/flush messages during COPY operation.
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This applies to COPY messages during normal\noperation, and sync/flush messages during COPY operation. \n\nInheritance\n-----------\n\n[java.lang.Object](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html) \\\u003e [WireMessage](/java/docs/reference/pgadapter/latest/com.google.cloud.spanner.pgadapter.wireprotocol.WireMessage) \\\u003e [ControlMessage](/java/docs/reference/pgadapter/latest/com.google.cloud.spanner.pgadapter.wireprotocol.ControlMessage) \\\u003e SkipMessage \n\nInherited Members\n-----------------\n\n[ControlMessage.create(ConnectionHandler)](/java/docs/reference/pgadapter/latest/com.google.cloud.spanner.pgadapter.wireprotocol.ControlMessage#com_google_cloud_spanner_pgadapter_wireprotocol_ControlMessage_create_com_google_cloud_spanner_pgadapter_ConnectionHandler_) \n[ControlMessage.getFormatCodes(DataInputStream)](/java/docs/reference/pgadapter/latest/com.google.cloud.spanner.pgadapter.wireprotocol.ControlMessage#com_google_cloud_spanner_pgadapter_wireprotocol_ControlMessage_getFormatCodes_java_io_DataInputStream_) \n[ControlMessage.handleError(Exception)](/java/docs/reference/pgadapter/latest/com.google.cloud.spanner.pgadapter.wireprotocol.ControlMessage#com_google_cloud_spanner_pgadapter_wireprotocol_ControlMessage_handleError_java_lang_Exception_) \n[ControlMessage.isExtendedProtocol()](/java/docs/reference/pgadapter/latest/com.google.cloud.spanner.pgadapter.wireprotocol.ControlMessage#com_google_cloud_spanner_pgadapter_wireprotocol_ControlMessage_isExtendedProtocol__) \n[WireMessage.getHeaderLength()](/java/docs/reference/pgadapter/latest/com.google.cloud.spanner.pgadapter.wireprotocol.WireMessage#com_google_cloud_spanner_pgadapter_wireprotocol_WireMessage_getHeaderLength__) \n[WireMessage.getIdentifier()](/java/docs/reference/pgadapter/latest/com.google.cloud.spanner.pgadapter.wireprotocol.WireMessage#com_google_cloud_spanner_pgadapter_wireprotocol_WireMessage_getIdentifier__) \n[WireMessage.getMessageName()](/java/docs/reference/pgadapter/latest/com.google.cloud.spanner.pgadapter.wireprotocol.WireMessage#com_google_cloud_spanner_pgadapter_wireprotocol_WireMessage_getMessageName__) \n[WireMessage.getParameters(DataInputStream)](/java/docs/reference/pgadapter/latest/com.google.cloud.spanner.pgadapter.wireprotocol.WireMessage#com_google_cloud_spanner_pgadapter_wireprotocol_WireMessage_getParameters_java_io_DataInputStream_) \n[WireMessage.getPayloadString()](/java/docs/reference/pgadapter/latest/com.google.cloud.spanner.pgadapter.wireprotocol.WireMessage#com_google_cloud_spanner_pgadapter_wireprotocol_WireMessage_getPayloadString__) \n[WireMessage.nextHandler()](/java/docs/reference/pgadapter/latest/com.google.cloud.spanner.pgadapter.wireprotocol.WireMessage#com_google_cloud_spanner_pgadapter_wireprotocol_WireMessage_nextHandler__) \n[WireMessage.read(int)](/java/docs/reference/pgadapter/latest/com.google.cloud.spanner.pgadapter.wireprotocol.WireMessage#com_google_cloud_spanner_pgadapter_wireprotocol_WireMessage_read_int_) \n[WireMessage.readAll()](/java/docs/reference/pgadapter/latest/com.google.cloud.spanner.pgadapter.wireprotocol.WireMessage#com_google_cloud_spanner_pgadapter_wireprotocol_WireMessage_readAll__) \n[WireMessage.readString()](/java/docs/reference/pgadapter/latest/com.google.cloud.spanner.pgadapter.wireprotocol.WireMessage#com_google_cloud_spanner_pgadapter_wireprotocol_WireMessage_readString__) \n[WireMessage.send()](/java/docs/reference/pgadapter/latest/com.google.cloud.spanner.pgadapter.wireprotocol.WireMessage#com_google_cloud_spanner_pgadapter_wireprotocol_WireMessage_send__) \n[WireMessage.sendPayload()](/java/docs/reference/pgadapter/latest/com.google.cloud.spanner.pgadapter.wireprotocol.WireMessage#com_google_cloud_spanner_pgadapter_wireprotocol_WireMessage_sendPayload__) \n[WireMessage.toString()](/java/docs/reference/pgadapter/latest/com.google.cloud.spanner.pgadapter.wireprotocol.WireMessage#com_google_cloud_spanner_pgadapter_wireprotocol_WireMessage_toString__) \n[Object.clone()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#clone--) \n[Object.equals(Object)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#equals-java.lang.Object-) \n[Object.finalize()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#finalize--) \n[Object.getClass()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#getClass--) \n[Object.hashCode()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#hashCode--) \n[Object.notify()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#notify--) \n[Object.notifyAll()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#notifyAll--) \n[Object.wait()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait--) \n[Object.wait(long)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait-long-) \n[Object.wait(long,int)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait-long-int-)\n\nStatic Methods\n--------------\n\n### createForInvalidStream(ConnectionHandler connectionHandler)\n\n public static SkipMessage createForInvalidStream(ConnectionHandler connectionHandler)\n\n### createForValidStream(ConnectionHandler connectionHandler)\n\n public static SkipMessage createForValidStream(ConnectionHandler connectionHandler)\n\nMethods\n-------\n\n### getIdentifier()\n\n public String getIdentifier()\n\nUsed for logging.\n\n**Overrides** \n[WireMessage.getIdentifier()](/java/docs/reference/pgadapter/latest/com.google.cloud.spanner.pgadapter.wireprotocol.WireMessage#com_google_cloud_spanner_pgadapter_wireprotocol_WireMessage_getIdentifier__)\n\n### getMessageName()\n\n protected String getMessageName()\n\nUsed for logging.\n\n**Overrides** \n[WireMessage.getMessageName()](/java/docs/reference/pgadapter/latest/com.google.cloud.spanner.pgadapter.wireprotocol.WireMessage#com_google_cloud_spanner_pgadapter_wireprotocol_WireMessage_getMessageName__)\n\n### getPayloadString()\n\n protected String getPayloadString()\n\nUsed for logging.\n\n**Overrides** \n[WireMessage.getPayloadString()](/java/docs/reference/pgadapter/latest/com.google.cloud.spanner.pgadapter.wireprotocol.WireMessage#com_google_cloud_spanner_pgadapter_wireprotocol_WireMessage_getPayloadString__)\n\n### sendPayload()\n\n protected void sendPayload()\n\nOverride this method to include post-processing and metadata in the sending process. Template\nmethod for send.\n**Overrides** \n[WireMessage.sendPayload()](/java/docs/reference/pgadapter/latest/com.google.cloud.spanner.pgadapter.wireprotocol.WireMessage#com_google_cloud_spanner_pgadapter_wireprotocol_WireMessage_sendPayload__)"]]
