public static void Skip(TSerializer prot, TType type)
        {
            switch (type)
            {
            case TType.Bool:
                prot.ReadBool();
                break;

            case TType.Byte:
                prot.ReadByte();
                break;

            case TType.I16:
                prot.ReadI16();
                break;

            case TType.I32:
                prot.ReadI32();
                break;

            case TType.I64:
                prot.ReadI64();
                break;

            case TType.Double:
                prot.ReadDouble();
                break;

            case TType.String:
                // Don't try to decode the string, just skip it.
                prot.ReadBinary();
                break;

            case TType.Struct:
                prot.ReadStructBegin();
                while (true)
                {
                    TField field = prot.ReadFieldBegin();
                    if (field.Type == TType.Stop)
                    {
                        break;
                    }
                    Skip(prot, field.Type);
                    prot.ReadFieldEnd();
                }
                prot.ReadStructEnd();
                break;

            case TType.Map:
                TMap map = prot.ReadMapBegin();
                for (int i = 0; i < map.Count; i++)
                {
                    Skip(prot, map.KeyType);
                    Skip(prot, map.ValueType);
                }
                prot.ReadMapEnd();
                break;

            case TType.Set:
                TSet set = prot.ReadSetBegin();
                for (int i = 0; i < set.Count; i++)
                {
                    Skip(prot, set.ElementType);
                }
                prot.ReadSetEnd();
                break;

            case TType.List:
                TList list = prot.ReadListBegin();
                for (int i = 0; i < list.Count; i++)
                {
                    Skip(prot, list.ElementType);
                }
                prot.ReadListEnd();
                break;
            }
        }