URL: https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=efd7cb38e67cbfd3333a8c2fd4bc47aaec4ba83c
Submitter: "Guy Harris <gharris@xxxxxxxxx>"
Changed: branch: master
Repository: wireshark
Commits:
efd7cb3 by Guy Harris (gharris@xxxxxxxxx):
doc: explain when to use FT_STRINGZ, and document FT_STRINGZPAD.
FT_STRINGZ should be used *ONLY* if the string is *ALWAYS* supposed to
have a null terminator, either because the length isn't otherwise
specified, so that it can only be determined by finding the terminating
null character, or because a character count *and* a NULL terminator are
both used (yes, there appear to be some cases where that's true).
FT_STRINGZPAD is null-padded rather than null-terminated; this is
typically used for fixed-length fields that contain a string value that
might be shorter than the fixed length.
Change-Id: Ifdf421ca666482583a4dfc76167eae6dc473f48a
Reviewed-on: https://code.wireshark.org/review/38137
Reviewed-by: Guy Harris <gharris@xxxxxxxxx>
Actions performed:
from 9eddbda Don't give a zero-length FT_STRINGZ a special value.
add efd7cb3 doc: explain when to use FT_STRINGZ, and document FT_STRINGZPAD.
Summary of changes:
doc/README.dissector | 13 +++++++++++++
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)