FIX Protocol Tag 212: XmlDataLen

XmlDataLen is a length field in the standard message header, so it can appear in any FIX message. It is defined in FIX 4.2 to 5.0 SP2 and FIXT 1.1.

Tag number: 212
Data type: LENGTH
FIX versions: FIX 4.2 to 5.0 SP2 and FIXT 1.1
Location: Standard header

Tag 212 in each FIX version

Values and message usage as defined in a specific version.

Data type

LENGTH: A positive integer giving a length in bytes, usually of the data field that follows.

Example

212=256

Illustrative value. In a message, fields are separated by the SOH character (0x01), often shown as | or ^ in logs.

Decode a message with this tag

Message types that use tag 212

XmlDataLen belongs to the standard message header, which every FIX message carries, so it is not listed against individual message types.

Field and message data comes from the QuickFIX data dictionaries for FIX 4.0 to 5.0 SP2 and FIXT 1.1, used under the QuickFIX Software License. This product includes software developed by quickfixengine.org (http://www.quickfixengine.org/). Enumerated value names are converted to plain text for reading.