pcpp::IPv6Layer Class Reference

#include <IPv6Layer.h>

Inheritance diagram for pcpp::IPv6Layer:

Public Member Functions
	IPv6Layer (uint8_t *data, size_t dataLen, Layer *prevLayer, Packet *packet)
	IPv6Layer ()
	IPv6Layer (const IPv6Address &srcIP, const IPv6Address &dstIP)
	IPv6Layer (const IPv6Layer &other)
	~IPv6Layer ()
IPv6Layer &	operator= (const IPv6Layer &other)
ip6_hdr *	getIPv6Header () const
IPAddress	getSrcIPAddress () const
IPv6Address	getSrcIpAddress () const
IPv6Address	getSrcIPv6Address () const
IPAddress	getDstIPAddress () const
IPv6Address	getDstIpAddress () const
IPv6Address	getDstIPv6Address () const
size_t	getExtensionCount () const
template<class TIPv6Extension >
TIPv6Extension *	getExtensionOfType () const
template<class TIPv6Extension >
TIPv6Extension *	addExtension (const TIPv6Extension &extensionHeader)
void	removeAllExtensions ()
bool	isFragment () const
void	parseNextLayer ()
size_t	getHeaderLen () const
void	computeCalculateFields ()
std::string	toString () const
OsiModelLayer	getOsiModelLayer () const
Public Member Functions inherited from pcpp::Layer
virtual	~Layer ()
Layer *	getNextLayer () const
Layer *	getPrevLayer () const
ProtocolType	getProtocol () const
uint8_t *	getData () const
size_t	getDataLen () const
uint8_t *	getLayerPayload () const
size_t	getLayerPayloadSize () const
bool	isAllocatedToPacket () const
void	copyData (uint8_t *toArr) const
uint8_t *	getDataPtr (size_t offset=0) const

Static Public Member Functions
static bool	isDataValid (const uint8_t *data, size_t dataLen)

Detailed Description

Represents an IPv6 protocol layer

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

IPv6Layer() [1/4]

pcpp::IPv6Layer::IPv6Layer	(	uint8_t *	data,
		size_t	dataLen,
		Layer *	prevLayer,
		Packet *	packet
	)

A constructor that creates the layer from an existing packet raw data

Parameters

[in]	data	A pointer to the raw data (will be casted to ip6_hdr)
[in]	dataLen	Size of the data in bytes
[in]	prevLayer	A pointer to the previous layer
[in]	packet	A pointer to the Packet instance where layer will be stored in

IPv6Layer() [2/4]

pcpp::IPv6Layer::IPv6Layer

(

)

A constructor that allocates a new IPv6 header with empty fields

IPv6Layer() [3/4]

pcpp::IPv6Layer::IPv6Layer	(	const IPv6Address &	srcIP,
		const IPv6Address &	dstIP
	)

A constructor that allocates a new IPv6 header with source and destination IPv6 addresses

Parameters

[in]	srcIP	Source IPv6 address
[in]	dstIP	Destination IPv6 address

IPv6Layer() [4/4]

pcpp::IPv6Layer::IPv6Layer

(

const IPv6Layer &

other

)

A copy constructor that copies the entire header from the other IPv6Layer (including IPv6 extensions)

~IPv6Layer()

pcpp::IPv6Layer::~IPv6Layer

(

)

A destrcutor for this layer

Member Function Documentation

addExtension()

template<class TIPv6Extension >

TIPv6Extension * pcpp::IPv6Layer::addExtension

(

const TIPv6Extension &

extensionHeader

)

Add a new extension of type TIPv6Extension to the layer. This is a templated method and TIPv6Extension has to be one of the supported IPv6 extensions, meaning a class that inherits IPv6Extension. If the extension is added successfully a pointer to the newly added extension object is returned, otherwise NULL is returned

Parameters

[in]

extensionHeader

The extension object to add. Notice the object passed here is read-only, meaning its data is copied but the object itself isn't modified

Returns

If the extension is added successfully a pointer to the newly added extension object is returned. Otherwise NULL is returned

computeCalculateFields()

void pcpp::IPv6Layer::computeCalculateFields ( )

virtual

Calculate the following fields:

• ip6_hdr::payloadLength = size of payload (all data minus header size)
• ip6_hdr::ipVersion = 6
• ip6_hdr::nextHeader = calculated if next layer is known: PACKETPP_IPPROTO_TCP for TCP, PACKETPP_IPPROTO_UDP for UDP, PACKETPP_IPPROTO_ICMP for ICMP

Implements pcpp::Layer.

getDstIPAddress()

IPAddress pcpp::IPv6Layer::getDstIPAddress ( ) const

inlinevirtual

Get the destination IP address in the form of IPAddress. This method is very similar to getDstIPv6Address(), but adds a level of abstraction because IPAddress can be used for both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses

Returns

An IPAddress containing the destination address

Implements pcpp::IPLayer.

getDstIpAddress()

IPv6Address pcpp::IPv6Layer::getDstIpAddress ( ) const

inline

Deprecated:

Please use getDstIPv6Address() or getDstIPAddress() instead

getDstIPv6Address()

IPv6Address pcpp::IPv6Layer::getDstIPv6Address ( ) const

inline

Get the destination IP address in the form of IPv6Address

Returns

An IPv6Address containing the destination address

getExtensionCount()

size_t pcpp::IPv6Layer::getExtensionCount

(

)

const

Returns

Number of IPv6 extensions in this layer

getExtensionOfType()

template<class TIPv6Extension >

TIPv6Extension * pcpp::IPv6Layer::getExtensionOfType

(

)

const

A templated getter for an IPv6 extension of a type TIPv6Extension. TIPv6Extension has to be one of the supported IPv6 extensions, meaning a class that inherits IPv6Extension. If the requested extension type isn't found NULL is returned

Returns

A pointer to the extension instance or NULL if the requested extension type isn't found

getHeaderLen()

size_t pcpp::IPv6Layer::getHeaderLen ( ) const

inlinevirtual

Returns

Size of ip6_hdr

Implements pcpp::Layer.

getIPv6Header()

ip6_hdr* pcpp::IPv6Layer::getIPv6Header ( ) const

inline

Get a pointer to the IPv6 header. Notice this points directly to the data, so every change will change the actual packet data

Returns

A pointer to the ip6_hdr

getOsiModelLayer()

OsiModelLayer pcpp::IPv6Layer::getOsiModelLayer ( ) const

inlinevirtual

Returns

The OSI Model layer this protocol belongs to

Implements pcpp::Layer.

getSrcIPAddress()

IPAddress pcpp::IPv6Layer::getSrcIPAddress ( ) const

inlinevirtual

Get the source IP address in the form of IPAddress. This method is very similar to getSrcIPv6Address(), but adds a level of abstraction because IPAddress can be used for both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses

Returns

An IPAddress containing the source address

Implements pcpp::IPLayer.

getSrcIpAddress()

IPv6Address pcpp::IPv6Layer::getSrcIpAddress ( ) const

inline

Deprecated:

Please use getSrcIPv6Address() or getSrcIPAddress() instead

getSrcIPv6Address()

IPv6Address pcpp::IPv6Layer::getSrcIPv6Address ( ) const

inline

Get the source IP address in the form of IPv6Address

Returns

An IPv6Address containing the source address

isDataValid()

bool pcpp::IPv6Layer::isDataValid ( const uint8_t *  data, size_t  dataLen  )

inlinestatic

The static method makes validation of input data

Parameters

[in]	data	The pointer to the beginning of byte stream of IP packet
[in]	dataLen	The length of byte stream

Returns

True if the data is valid and can represent the IPv6 packet

isFragment()

bool pcpp::IPv6Layer::isFragment

(

)

const

Returns

True if this packet is an IPv6 fragment, meaning if it has an IPv6FragmentationHeader extension

operator=()

IPv6Layer& pcpp::IPv6Layer::operator=

(

const IPv6Layer &

other

)

An assignment operator that first delete all data from current layer and then copy the entire header from the other IPv6Layer (including IPv6 extensions)

parseNextLayer()

void pcpp::IPv6Layer::parseNextLayer ( )

virtual

Currently identifies the following next layers:

• UdpLayer
• TcpLayer
• IPv4Layer (IP-in-IP)
• IPv6Layer (IP-in-IP)
• GreLayer
• AuthenticationHeaderLayer (IPSec)
• ESPLayer (IPSec)

Otherwise sets PayloadLayer

Implements pcpp::Layer.

removeAllExtensions()

void pcpp::IPv6Layer::removeAllExtensions

(

)

Remove all IPv6 extensions in this layer

toString()

std::string pcpp::IPv6Layer::toString ( ) const

virtual

Returns

A string representation of the layer most important data (should look like the layer description in Wireshark)

Implements pcpp::Layer.