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Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Custom display formatting for FT_STRING

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From: "Maynard, Christopher" <Christopher.Maynard@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2022 18:13:07 +0000
Have you looked into using proto_tree_add_string() and friends, such as proto_tree_add_string_format() and proto_tree_add_string_format_value()?
- Chris

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> Hi,
> I'm searching for a way to do custom formatting of the output of
> FT_STRING header fields in dissectors, to be able to show informative
> abbreviations for Control code values as they represent pressed key
> informations in that case.
> For integer values there exist the different variants for custom_fmt_func_t,
> is there any equivalent or can you give me some hints how to achieve this.
>
>    Best regards
>      Bernhard











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