error using Instrument.MasterInstrument.Name

[Turtle Trader]

Need some help...thank you...

I am getting this error:

'string' does not contain a definition for 'MasterInstrument' and no extension method 'MasterInstrument' accepting a first argument of type 'string' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)

with this code

#region Variables
// parameters
private bool draw = false;

// user variables
private bool FirstTime = true;
private string ThisAlert;

private string Instrument;
private string Interval;
private string Period;

#endregion

/// <summary>
/// This method is used to configure the indicator and is called once before any bar data is loaded.
/// </summary>
protected override void Initialize()
{
}


/// <summary>
/// OnBarUpdate
/// </summary>
protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
if (FirstTime)
{
FirstTime = false;
Instrument = Instrument.MasterInstrument.Name;
Interval = BarsPeriod.Id.ToString();
Period = BarsPeriod.Value.ToString();

ThisAlert =
Instrument.MasterInstrument.Name
+ "."
+ BarsPeriod.Id.ToString()
+ "."
+ BarsPeriod.Value.ToString();

Print (ThisAlert);
}
}

[NinjaTrader_Joydeep]

Hello Turtle Trader,
There is already a native object named Instrument in the class. Please change the code as highlighted in red to

private string[B][COLOR="Green"] i[/COLOR][/B]nstrumentName;

[COLOR="green"][B]i[/B][/COLOR]nstrumentName = Instrument.MasterInstrument.Name;

#region Variables
        // parameters
        private bool        draw = false;
        
        // user variables
        private bool        FirstTime = true;
        private    string        ThisAlert;
        
        [COLOR="Red"]private string        Instrument;[/COLOR]
        private string        Interval;
        private string        Period;
        
        #endregion
        
        /// <summary>
        /// This method is used to configure the indicator and is called once before any bar data is loaded.
        /// </summary>
        protected override void Initialize()
        {
        }

        
        /// <summary>
        /// OnBarUpdate
        /// </summary>
        protected override void OnBarUpdate()
        {
            if (FirstTime)
            {            
                FirstTime = false;
               [COLOR="red"] Instrument = Instrument.MasterInstrument.Name;[/COLOR]
                Interval   = BarsPeriod.Id.ToString();
                Period       = BarsPeriod.Value.ToString();

                ThisAlert = 
                    Instrument.MasterInstrument.Name 
                    + "." 
                    + BarsPeriod.Id.ToString() 
                    + "." 
                    + BarsPeriod.Value.ToString();
                        
                Print (ThisAlert);
            }
        }

Please let me know if I can assist you any further.

[Turtle Trader]

Duh.....

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