Wireshark-dev: [Wireshark-dev] How to replace proto_tree_add_text()
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From: Michael Lum <michael.lum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 14:10:37 -0800
I ran the checkAPIs.pl script against the files I have modified and it complains about a lot of proto_tree_add_text() calls.
 
I would like to fix them but after looking at the README.dissector document I'm left wondering if there is an easier way
than using proto_tree_add_item.
 
The places in the dissector where add_text() is used were for labelling parts of the protocol without having to create
filterable fields.
 
For example, in packet-ansi_a.c there are 457 useless add_text() calls vs 26 add_<something else>() calls.
 
Do I have to add 457 items (approximately, some may duplicate) to hf_register_info ?
 
Basically, I want to just label a bunch of bits or octets, no subtree, not filterable.
 
Thanks for you help.
 
 
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