1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/qpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.hh b/include/qpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.hh
index e2c8b529..c42fa719 100644
--- a/include/qpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.hh
+++ b/include/qpdf/QPDFObjectHandle.hh
@@ -83,6 +83,13 @@ class QPDFObjectHandle
         }
         virtual void handleObject(QPDFObjectHandle) = 0;
         virtual void handleEOF() = 0;
+
+      protected:
+        // Implementors may call this method during parsing to
+        // terminate parsing early.  This method throws an exception
+        // that is caught by parseContentStream, so its effect is
+        // immediate.
+        void terminateParsing();
     };