FIX Protocol Tag 347: MessageEncoding
MessageEncoding is a string 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 and has 4 enumerated values.
- Tag number
- 347
- Data type
- STRING
- FIX versions
- FIX 4.2 to 5.0 SP2 and FIXT 1.1
- Location
- Standard header
Tag 347 in each FIX version
Values and message usage as defined in a specific version.
Data type
STRING: Text of printable characters. It cannot contain the SOH delimiter.
Valid values
4 enumerated values across all FIX versions.
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| EUC-JP | EUCJP |
| ISO-2022-JP | ISO2022 jp |
| Shift_JIS | Shift JIS |
| UTF-8 | UTF8 |
Example
347=EUC-JP
Illustrative value. In a message, fields are separated by the SOH character (0x01), often shown as | or ^ in logs.
Decode a message with this tagMessage types that use tag 347
MessageEncoding belongs to the standard message header, which every FIX message carries, so it is not listed against individual message types.
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