I believe the data type provided by the field registration it is also used by various functions like (but not limited to): - tshark when it is converting a capture to some text based format (like PDML). - column sorting
HTH Abhik. On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 5:55 PM, Gilbert Ramirez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's needed so that the display filter engine knows about your fields. > > --gilbert > > On 6/18/08, Martin Corraine (mcorrain) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> Hello, >> >> I need someone to clarify the purpose of the field registration. I've read >> the readme.developer but I'm still lost. >> >> Thanks!, >> martin >> >> >> static hf_register_info hf[] = { >> >> { &hf_field_a, >> { "Field A", "proto.field_a", FT_UINT8, BASE_HEX, NULL, >> 0xf0, "Field A represents Apples", HFILL }}, >> >> { &hf_field_b, >> { "Field B", "proto.field_b", FT_UINT16, BASE_DEC, VALS(vs), >> 0x0, "Field B represents Bananas", HFILL }} >> }; >> _______________________________________________ >> Wireshark-dev mailing list >> Wireshark-dev@wireshark.org >> https://wireshark.org/mailman/listinfo/wireshark-dev >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Wireshark-dev mailing list > Wireshark-dev@wireshark.org > https://wireshark.org/mailman/listinfo/wireshark-dev > _______________________________________________ Wireshark-dev mailing list Wireshark-dev@wireshark.org https://wireshark.org/mailman/listinfo/wireshark-dev