From: Eric Hodel <drbrain@...7.net>
Date: 2005-09-18T12:10:29+09:00
Subject: Re: StringScanner question


On 17 Sep 2005, at 19:32, Jon A. Lambert wrote:

>     I'm using StringScanner to process network packets, and want to  
> know
> whether I should be using getch or getbyte to decode them, especially
> since I have 16 and 32 byte integers and other random binary  
> cruft.  Now I haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary using  
> getch but the implied threats in the RI doc have me worried.
> Anyone know what the difference is, if any?

 From looking at strscan.c, getch seems to be able to process  
multibyte characters.

Use get_byte.

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