Indicator using another indicator as input?

[p_mid]

Hello,

I looked through the forum, but I couldn't find an answer to my request...

I'd like to write an indicator having another indicator as an input parameter (i.e. non defined in the source code, as in the "Indicator on indicator" example), instead of the int/double/bool etc. usual inputs.

As a trivial example, is it possible to write an indicator which takes any existing indicator as an input , and returns two envelope bands around it, allowing me to set the input at runtime?

Thanks in advance,

Paolo

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

Paolo,

What do you mean as an input? As far as creating a selectable input, this is beyond what we support, but you can for sure program any indicator to access values of other indicators and create calculations based off of that.

[p_mid]

Paolo,

What do you mean as an input? As far as creating a selectable input, this is beyond what we support, but you can for sure program any indicator to access values of other indicators and create calculations based off of that.

Hello Josh,

the kind of "input" I mean is one of those you can define in the "Input parameter" mask when you use the custom indicator wizard - i.e. a parameter that the user can modify at any time when he is using the indicator.
So it seems that it is not possible.

Thank you for your quick reply,

Paolo

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

Unfortunately this is not supported.

You can try things like using case/switches where the user selects 1-10 and depending on what they use it will use a different indicator.

[p_mid]

Unfortunately this is not supported.

You can try things like using case/switches where the user selects 1-10 and depending on what they use it will use a different indicator.

Yes, that could be a possible workaround.
Another idea: is it possible, from inside the indicator's code, to access to a list of the other indicators defined on the same chart, getting their name and settings? (this is my last attempt to reach my goal ... ).


Regards,

Paolo

[NinjaTrader_JoshP]

Unfortunately not.

[p_mid]

Unfortunately not.

Ok - I surrender!


Thank you very much,

Paolo