No you cant, on C++ bytes translates to string, wont allow for null.

Regards,
Sumit Kumar

On 14 Mar, 2013, at 2:39 AM, Feng Xiao <[email protected]> wrote:

> You can just use bytes field.
> 
> On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 5:38 AM, Giri Guntipalli <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
>> we need similar thing to hold binary data in proto message, where i can not 
>> use string because binary data may have the null character in middle
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Tuesday, 29 January 2013 14:30:31 UTC+5:30, [email protected] wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Comment #3 on issue 269 by [email protected]: Would like to have byte or  
>>>  
>>> int8 type for the message definition 
>>> http://code.google.com/p/protobuf/issues/detail?id=269 
>>> 
>>> Re kumar.sumit: 
>>> How are you going to use the byte field to implement a fixed length string? 
>>>   
>>> If byte can, why can't int32?
>> -- 
>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups 
>> "Protocol Buffers" group.
>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an 
>> email to [email protected].
>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected].
>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/protobuf?hl=en.
>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
> 
> -- 
> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups 
> "Protocol Buffers" group.
> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an 
> email to [email protected].
> To post to this group, send email to [email protected].
> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/protobuf?hl=en.
> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
>  
>  

-- 
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups 
"Protocol Buffers" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email 
to [email protected].
To post to this group, send email to [email protected].
Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/protobuf?hl=en.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.


Reply via email to