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title: "Xml Parser"
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# Xml Parser

The **Xml Parser** is used whenever the RAS sends one or more messages within an XML file. A SelectionNode specifies the node that contains the RAS messages.

| **Param name** | **Mandatory** | **Description** | **Default Value** | **Possible Value** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Encoding | Yes | Source encoding of the message coming from the automation system. | utf-8 |  |
| StartBytes | No | Bytes delimiting the beginning of a valid message. Any bytes before this will be discarded. |  | Bytes, in hexadecimal notation. |
| EndBytes | No | Bytes delimiting the end of a valid message. |  | Bytes, in hexadecimal notation. |
| RootNode | Yes | The root node name of the XML. |  | Not null. |
| SelectionNode | Yes | The xpath to the node that will be used to enumerate messages in the XML. |  | Not null. |
| KeyMappings | Yes | A mapping of the RAS xpath nodes to a dictionary of key-values. |  |  |