Wireshark · Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] nested dissector

[Jaap Keuter <jaap.keuter@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Ehm, I don't follow. Either you call the dissector or you don't. You'll see 
the mikey dissectors output in the packet detail pane.

Thanx,
Jaap

Filippo Margiotta wrote:
> Hi Jaap,
> your information were very useful form me. Thank you.
>
> I would ask you another question.
> I used as your suggestion the function
> call_dissector(mikey_handle, sub_tvb, ppinfo, tree)
> from the plugin.
>
> How can I understand if the the dissect_mikey is called by the plugin or 
> not.
> Depending on that I should do different thinks.
>
> Thanks,
> FIlippo
>
>
>
> 2008/3/16, Jaap Keuter <jaap.keuter@xxxxxxxxx 
> <mailto:jaap.keuter@xxxxxxxxx>>:
>
>     Hi,
>
>     You could use find_dissector("mikey") to get a handle on it and call
>     it with a
>     tvb subset containing the payload for mikey.
>     Many examples like this in the Wireshark dissectors source tree.
>
>     Thanx,
>     Jaap
>
>
>
>     Filippo Margiotta wrote:
>      > Hi All,
>      > the company I am working has a propietary plugin to dissect a
>     specific
>      > protocol (let's call XXX). I should add a dissector for the
>     data_payload
>      > field in the XXX to be decoded by the MIKEY dissector.
>      >
>      > Somebody could help me on this please?
>      >
>      > Thanks,
>      > Filippo
>      >