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diff --git a/doc/README.developer b/doc/README.developer index ba810d6d07..fdafef1c47 100644 --- a/doc/README.developer +++ b/doc/README.developer @@ -2074,6 +2074,12 @@ array of pointers to "gint" variables to hold the subtree type values to in your "register" routine, just as you register the protocol and the fields for that protocol. +The ett_ variables identify particular type of subtree so that if you expand +one of them, Wireshark keeps track of that and, when you click on +another packet, it automatically opens all subtrees of that type. +If you close one of them, all subtrees of that type will be closed when +you move to another packet. + There are several functions that the programmer can use to add either protocol or field labels to the proto_tree: |