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From: [email protected] 
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kevin Cox
Sent: den 4 juni 2014 16:09
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Wireshark-dev] Add computed bytes of different length

Hello,

Please forgive me if I am missing something obvious.  I am trying to add some 
computed bytes to the proto_tree and wish them to be filterable.
However, the proto_tree_add_bytes and similar functions only have one length 
argument that is used for both the tvb and the value pointer.
The problem is that my bytestring is not directly from the tvb and is a 
different length.  I was wondering how I could add this to the tree.

Currently I see only the following options:
- Add it with the correct length for the value and have the output show the 
string coming from the wrong place in the packet.  This also has the problem 
that I can extend past the end of the tvb possibly raising exceptions.
- Use a FT_NONE and don't add the value byte string.  However this removes the 
option of filtering on the value of the field.

Any advise would be appreciated,
Kevin

One option is to read the bytes from the tvb to a buffer manipulate the bytes 
and make a new tvb with the manipulated bytes in the buffer and then dissect 
that new tvb.
Like uncompressing something and  then dissect the content of the uncompressed 
result. If it's just a few bytes that may not be feasible I suppose.
If the encoded stuff really is a string "string coming from the wrong place in 
the packet" you might want to add a new string encoding type and add it as a 
string
With ENC_MY_STRING_ENCODING. 


Regards
Anders
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