Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Modifying custom giop dissector

Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 13:40:40 +0000
mmann78 wrote on 27/11/2013 12:59:17:

> So are you generating the dissector and then manually modifying it 
> with your "timecodeString" function?

Yes. If there is a better way I'm all ears.

Similarly, some of the INTs are better displayed as hex.
I can modify the BASE_DEC to say BASE_HEX, but if there is a better
way it would be nice to know.

> If so, then I believe you want
> proto_tree_add_*_format_value
> 
> Using your example:
> 
> int s_octet4 = get_CDR_long(tvb,offset,stream_is_big_endian, boundary);
>     proto_tree_add_int_format_value(tree, 
> hf_QuentinTimeline_CombinedTrackSegment_portTimecode, tvb, *offset-4, 4, 

> octet4, "%s", timecodeString(octet4));
> 

That seems to do the trick (assuming s_octet4 == octet4 or vice versa :-)

Thanks

Andy Ling