Trying to find a keyword

[Antny]

As stated in the header, I am trying to locate a keyword. I am not entirely sure it exists in ninjascript, so I thought I would ask before I go through the trouble of creating a method.

In mql4 there is a keyword "Digits", which gives the precision of the instrument in question. For instance, with my broker, the EURUSD has a current bid price of 1.37755. The "Digits" keyword would return a result of "5", since there are 5 decimal places of precision in the price. QUESTION: Is there a keyword in ninjascript that does the same thing, and if so, what is it?

Thanks for the help!

[NinjaTrader_JC]

Hello Antny,

NinjaTrader does not have a built in method for this no, but there is C# method that I found that may help you with this so you do not have to write a custom method for this that you may try.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13477689/find-number-of-decimal-places-in-decimal-value-regardless-of-culture

Print("How may decimals is the current price: "+BitConverter.GetBytes(decimal.GetBits((decimal)Close[0])[3])[2]);

Print("How may decimals is the Tick Size: "+BitConverter.GetBytes(decimal.GetBits((decimal)TickSize)[3])[2]);

[Antny]

Hello Antny,

NinjaTrader does not have a built in method for this no, but there is C# method that I found that may help you with this so you do not have to write a custom method for this that you may try.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13477689/find-number-of-decimal-places-in-decimal-value-regardless-of-culture

Print("How may decimals is the current price: "+BitConverter.GetBytes(decimal.GetBits((decimal)Close[0])[3])[2]);

Print("How may decimals is the Tick Size: "+BitConverter.GetBytes(decimal.GetBits((decimal)TickSize)[3])[2]);

That will save me a bit of time. This is the code I ended up using:

digits = [COLOR="Sienna"]BitConverter.GetBytes(decimal.GetBits((decimal)(double)TickSize)[3])[2];[/COLOR]
Print("digits: "+digits.ToString()+"  TickSize: "+TickSize.ToString());

The output is "digits: 4 TickSize: 0.0001"

[sledge]

That will save me a bit of time. This is the code I ended up using:

digits = [COLOR="Sienna"]BitConverter.GetBytes(decimal.GetBits((decimal)(double)TickSize)[3])[2];[/COLOR]
Print("digits: "+digits.ToString()+"  TickSize: "+TickSize.ToString());

The output is "digits: 4 TickSize: 0.0001"

Have you seen Round2TickSize()?

[Antny]

Have you seen Round2TickSize()?

No, I have not seen that one before now. My only reference is the Ninja tutorial and what I can locate on the Microsoft C# forum. Although, I seem to be picking it up reasonably well so far. I started learning NinjaScript/C# on Monday, and I have most of my indicator completed, and working properly (ticking in at 2091 lines of code as of now).

I have had to create a few new methods, to do processes that I could not find in NinjaScript. Aside from some little things here and there, like not knowing specific keywords, and the like, the transition from mql4 (my first programming language) has been pretty smooth.

Anyway, thanks for the tip, and when I get a chance, I will try to hunt up some info on the Round2TickSize() method.