Expert and Parser Common Functions
The Network Monitor functions, listed in the following table, can be used to develop either parsers or experts.
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| CompareAddresses | Compares two given addresses. |
| CompareFrameDestAddress | Compares a given address to the destination address of a frame. |
| CompareFrameSourceAddress | Compares a given address to the source address of a frame. |
| FilterAddObject | Adds a single object to a filter. |
| FindPropertyInstance | Finds the first instance of a given property. |
| FindPropertyInstanceRestart | Finds the next instance of a given property. |
| GetCaptureComment | Retrieves the comment of a capture. |
| GetCaptureCommentFromFilename | Retrieves the comment of a capture from its capture file. |
| GetCaptureMacType | Retrieves the MAC type of the capture. |
| GetCaptureTimeStamp | Retrieves the capture timeout stamp. |
| GetCaptureTotalFrames | Retrieves the total frames in the capture. |
| GetEnabledProtocols | Retrieves a list of all the protocols marked as enabled. |
| GetFrame | Retrieves a handle to a given frame. |
| GetFrameCaptureHandle | Retrieves a handle to a given capture. |
| GetFrameDstAddressOffset | Retrieves the destination address offset for a given frame. |
| GetFrameFromFrameHandle | Retrieves a frame for a given frame handle. |
| GetFrameLength | Retrieves the length of a given frame. |
| GetFrameMacHeaderLength | Retrieves the length of the MAC header for a given frame. |
| GetFrameMacType | Retrieves the MAC type for a given frame. |
| GetFrameNumber | Returns the number of a given frame. |
| GetFrameRecognizeData | Retrieves the protocol identifiers (and their offsets) of all recognized protocols. |
| GetFrameSrcAddressOffset | Retrieves the offset to the source address of a given frame. |
| GetFrameStoredLength | Retrieves the length of a given frame. |
| GetFrameTimeStamp | Retrieves the time stamp of a given frame. |
| GetPreviousProtocolOffsetByName | Retrieves the previous instance of a given protocol. |
| GetProperty | Retrieves a property with a given name. |
| GetPropertyInfo | Retrieves the information of a specific property. |
| GetPropertyText | Retrieves the text of a given property. |
| GetProtocolFromName | Retrieves a specific protocol by name. |
| GetProtocolInfo | Uses the protocol handle to retrieves protocol-related data. |
| GetProtocolStartOffsetHandle | Retrieves the offset of a given protocol. |
| MacTypeToAddressType | Converts a MAC type to an address type. |
| ModifyFrame | Updates an existing frame with new data. |
For more information about functions and structures only used by experts, and functions and structures only used by parsers, see the topics listed in the following table.
| For more information about | See |
|---|---|
| Expert-specific functions that you can used to develop expert DLLs. | Expert Functions, Structures, and Enumerations |
| Parser-specific functions that you can used to develop parser DLLs. | Parser Functions and Structures |