User Guide

Lua Support in Wireshark
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11.10.3.5.1. Arguments
label The Label (text in the right side of the preference input) for this preference
default The default value for this preference
descr A description of what this preference is
range The range
max The maximum value
11.10.3.6. Pref.statictext(label, descr)
Creates a static text preference to be added to a Protocol's prefs table.
11.10.3.6.1. Arguments
label The static text
descr The static text description
11.10.4. Prefs
The table of preferences of a protocol
11.10.4.1. prefs:__newindex(name, pref)
Creates a new preference
11.10.4.1.1. Arguments
name The abbreviation of this preference
pref A valid but still unassigned Pref object
11.10.4.1.2. Errors
• Unknow Pref type
11.10.4.2. prefs:__index(name)
Get the value of a preference setting
11.10.4.2.1. Arguments
name The abbreviation of this preference
11.10.4.2.2. Returns
The current value of the preference
11.10.4.2.3. Errors
• Unknow Pref type