pcpp::EtherTypeFilter Class Reference

#include <PcapFilter.h>

Inheritance diagram for pcpp::EtherTypeFilter:

Public Member Functions
	EtherTypeFilter (uint16_t etherType)
void	parseToString (std::string &result) const override
void	setEtherType (uint16_t etherType)
Public Member Functions inherited from pcpp::GeneralFilter
virtual	~GeneralFilter ()=default
	Virtual destructor, frees the bpf program.
bool	matchPacketWithFilter (RawPacket *rawPacket) const
bool	matches (RawPacket const &rawPacket) const
	Match a raw packet against the filter. More...

Additional Inherited Members
Protected Member Functions inherited from pcpp::GeneralFilter
bool	cacheFilter () const
	Parse the filter and cache the compiled BPF program. More...
void	invalidateCache () const
	Invalidate the cached BPF program. This method should be called whenever the filter changes.

Detailed Description

A class for filtering by EtherType field of the Ethernet protocol. This enables to filter packets from certain protocols, such as ARP, IPv4, IPv6, VLAN tags, etc.

For deeper understanding of the filter concept please refer to PcapFilter.h

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

EtherTypeFilter()

pcpp::EtherTypeFilter::EtherTypeFilter ( uint16_t  etherType )

inlineexplicit

A constructor that gets the EtherType and creates the filter with it

Parameters

[in]

etherType

The EtherType value to create the filter with

Member Function Documentation

parseToString()

void pcpp::EtherTypeFilter::parseToString ( std::string &  result ) const

overridevirtual

A method that parses the class instance into BPF string format

Parameters

[out]

result

An empty string that the parsing will be written into. If the string isn't empty, its content will be overridden

Implements pcpp::GeneralFilter.

setEtherType()

void pcpp::EtherTypeFilter::setEtherType ( uint16_t  etherType )

inline

Set the EtherType value

Parameters

[in]

etherType

The EtherType value to create the filter with