quickfix

Interface MessageFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultMessageFactory, MessageFactory, MessageFactory, MessageFactory, MessageFactory, MessageFactory, MessageFactory, MessageFactory, MessageFactory, MessageFactory

public interface MessageFactory

Used by a Session to create a Message.

See Also:

Session

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
default Message	create(String beginString, ApplVerID applVerID, String msgType) Creates a message for a specified type, FIX version, and ApplVerID.
Message	create(String beginString, String msgType) Creates a message for a specified type and FIX version
Group	create(String beginString, String msgType, int correspondingFieldID) Creates a group for the specified parent message type and for the fields with the corresponding field ID Example: to create a MarketDataRequest.NoMDEntryTypes you need to call create(MsgType.MARKET_DATA_REQUEST, NoMDEntryTypes.FIELD) Function returns null if the group cannot be created.

Method Detail

create

Message create(String beginString,
               String msgType)

Creates a message for a specified type and FIX version

Parameters:

beginString - the FIX version (for example, "FIX.4.2")

msgType - the FIX message type (for example, "D" for an order)

Returns:

a message instance

create

default Message create(String beginString,
                       ApplVerID applVerID,
                       String msgType)

Creates a message for a specified type, FIX version, and ApplVerID.

Parameters:

beginString - the FIX version (for example, "FIX.4.2")

applVerID - the ApplVerID (for example "6" for FIX44)

msgType - the FIX message type (for example, "D" for an order)

Returns:

a message instance

create

Group create(String beginString,
             String msgType,
             int correspondingFieldID)

Creates a group for the specified parent message type and for the fields with the corresponding field ID Example: to create a MarketDataRequest.NoMDEntryTypes you need to call create(MsgType.MARKET_DATA_REQUEST, NoMDEntryTypes.FIELD) Function returns null if the group cannot be created.

Parameters:

beginString - the FIX version (for example, "FIX.4.2")

msgType - Message type of the enclosing message

correspondingFieldID - the fieldID of the field in the group

Returns:

group, or null if the group can't be created.