code: private int skipForward(char[] chars, int start, int length) {
      if (tc.isEntryEnabled())
        tc.entry(this,cclass, "skipForward", new Object[]{chars,new Integer(start),
          new Integer(length)});
      int ans = length;
      for (int i = 0; i < length; i++)
        if (chars[start+i] == MatchSpace.SUBTOPIC_SEPARATOR_CHAR) {
          ans = i;
          break;
        }
      if (tc.isEntryEnabled())
        tc.exit(this,cclass, "skipForward", new Integer(ans));
      return ans;
    }
docs: Skip forward to next separator