[Quickfixj-users] Can DataDictionary be used to create messages?

[Naresh B. <NB...@sa...>]

Hi,

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I am just starting out with QuickFIX/J and was wondering if the
DataDictionary can be used to create messages. I want to use a different
DataDictionary for every targetComp in my system - these dictionaries
will store customizations for each targetComp. I have two questions:

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1) Given a message name (e.g. "NewOrderSingle"), how can I get the
msgType (e.g. "D") using the DataDictionary? I do not readily see an
method to do this.

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2) Is it safe to create fields using code like new ClOrdID("321")? I see
that the constructor of ClOrdID hard codes the field tag to "11". Are
these tags values same across all FIX versions? I am thinking of this
alternate approach to pick up the tag value from the data dictionary -
does it make sense or is it needlessly complicated?

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    new StringField(dd.getFieldTag("ClOrdID"), "321")

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Thanks.

Naresh

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