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Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] new dissector - dynamic value string table?

From: Max Baker <max@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:37:23 -0800
On 2/26/2013 6:51 PM, Guy Harris wrote:
> On Feb 26, 2013, at 6:37 PM, Max Baker <max@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> The problem I have now is I have different possible values for a
>> value_string list, but they are data-dependent.
> Why not have multiple value_string lists, then?
>

Hi Guy,

Good question.    My example was a bit contrived -- but about 90% of any
given list is common to all cameras that support PTP.   The last 10% is
device-specific.    Ideally I just want a way to dynamically add-on the
last 10% depending on model.

-m