Ethereal-dev: Re: [ethereal-dev] Confused about subtrees

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From: andreas.sikkema@xxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2000 14:31:16 +0200
> Of course, you can create a subtree
> off of a proto_item that *does* have a value. That's how every dissector
> starts, since proto_item representing the protocol itself is
> a filterable value. Using a filterable proto_item as the branch-point
> for a subtree is also useful for bitfields (see packet-tr.c).

Thanks, it's all very logical, but unless you know a dissector that uses it, you're in the dark ;-)

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Andreas Sikkema
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         not get their toes wet." - Brian Kantor in a.s.r.