On Jun 1, 2010, at 11:24 PM, Craig Bumpstead wrote:
> I have a 256 Byte FT_STRING that holds address information. Is it possible to
> display that information in a human readable format? i.e Address, state etc
> in the dissector?
What does "manipulated" mean in this context?
Does it mean that
1) the string isn't taken directly from the packet data, it's
synthesized out of various other bits of information;
2) the string *is* taken directly from the packet data, and has a bunch
of information in it, and is parsed into address, state, etc.;
3) something else?
If 1), I'd recommend *not* having the string as a data field itself, but to
either put the individual items into the protocol tree directly, possibly under
an FT_NONE field that shows a human-readable summary of the fields.
If 2), I'd suggest making the FT_STRING as a top-level item, and adding
separate items underneath it for the various items you get from it when you
parse it. You *could* make the display representation of the FT_STRING be
something other than the raw contents of the string (use
proto_tree_add_string_format_value()).
If 3), well, it depends on what else it is....
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