Ethereal-dev: Re: [Ethereal-dev] Newbie - Plugin Dissector Only entered with non-zero tree onc

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From: Guy Harris <guy@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 1 May 2002 10:59:25 -0700
On Wed, May 01, 2002 at 07:17:54AM -0700, Harry Goldschmitt wrote:
> >If so, is your dissector called with a non-null "tree" argument if you
> >click on one of those frames?
> 
> No.  I've clicked on both frames that aren't my protocol

Then your dissector won't be called, as those are frames for other
protocols.

> and the ACKs.

Then your dissector won't be called, as those frames have no data.

Click on a frame that *IS* your protocol and that *DOES* have data.  If
you do that, is your dissector called with a non-null "tree" argument?