Obtaining the time frame of the chart

[dukeb]

I need to be able to do this:

var=chart time frame for index = 0

Thank you..
Duke

[NinjaTrader_AdamP]

dukeb,

You can use the BarsPeriod object to get this information. Please read more here : http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/h...barsperiod.htm

[dukeb]

Adam,
Thank you...
Just for clarification, this is only for the base period. It cannot be indexed for other time frames, correct??
Duke

[NinjaTrader_AdamP]

duke,

You can use BarsPeriods for multiple time-frames or instruments : http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/h...arsperiods.htm

[dukeb]

Thank you Adam... that got me where I needed to be.
Duke

[NinjaTrader_AdamP]

DukeB,

Please feel free to contact us any time.

[dukeb]

OK... I am using
BPer= BarsPeriod.Value;
This will give me an integer. 30, 60 etc. This is what I want.

However a 1 can me a minute or a daily chart.
I tried using BarsPeriod.Id to determine if this is Daily, Minute, Hrly etc.
So far no luck.
Any suggestions?
Regards,
Duke

[sledge]

OK... I am using
BPer= BarsPeriod.Value;
This will give me an integer. 30, 60 etc. This is what I want.

However a 1 can me a minute or a daily chart.
I tried using BarsPeriod.Id to determine if this is Daily, Minute, Hrly etc.
So far no luck.
Any suggestions?
Regards,
Duke

Post your code in question.

thanks

[dukeb]

Please see bold type below--

protected override void Initialize()
{
BPer= BarsPeriod.Value; <<< Returns integer 1, 30, 90 This is good.
But a 1 can be 1 day or 1 minute


Add(PeriodType.Minute,BPer*2);



CalculateOnBarClose = true;

}


protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{

// Print (BarsPeriod.Id) ; <<< I thought this would give me 'Daily'
'Minute' etc. It woudn't compile. I found nothing
in the literature that would help.
// }
if (CurrentBars[0] <= BarsRequired || CurrentBars[1] <= BarsRequired)
return;
// Condition set 1

[Radical]

Instead try:

Print(BarsPeriod.Id.ToString());

[dukeb]

Notice Add(PeriodType.Day,1); Is for the day....However, I only get 'Minute' returned
from Print (BarsPeriod.Id.ToString()).
protected override void Initialize()
{
BPer= BarsPeriod.Value;


Add(PeriodType.Day,1);



CalculateOnBarClose = true;

}


protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
if (BarsInProgress == 1)
{

Print (BarsPeriod.Id.ToString()) ; <<<< Prints 'Minute
Print(BarsPeriods[1].Value); <<<< Prints 1
}

[sledge]

You need to learn more about BarsInProgress and multi-timeframe.

Print (BarsPeriods[1].Id.ToString())    ;

Notice Add(PeriodType.Day,1); Is for the day....However, I only get 'Minute' returned
from Print (BarsPeriod.Id.ToString()).
protected override void Initialize()
{
BPer= BarsPeriod.Value;


Add(PeriodType.Day,1);



CalculateOnBarClose = true;

}


protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
if (BarsInProgress == 1)
{

Print (BarsPeriod.Id.ToString()) ; <<<< Prints 'Minute
Print(BarsPeriods[1].Value); <<<< Prints 1
}

[dukeb]

Thank you, Sledge...
Point taken.
I will keep reading and studying.
Thanks again,
Duke

[sledge]

Thank you, Sledge...
Point taken.
I will keep reading and studying.
Thanks again,
Duke

this might help

There are usually 2 things, reference without the plural is for the BarsInProgress = 0, (which can be any of the bars,depending on what the callback is), and the plural of the reference, which requires the [x] and references any of the dataseries explicitly defined.

[dukeb]

Sledge,
That really does help. Thank you for taking the time.
Duke