bars required lookback

[NinjaCustomer]

BarsRequired
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Definition
The number of bars on a chart required before the indicator plots. This is NOT the same as a minimum number of bars required to calculate the indicator values.

from the help.

I think i need this other one it talks about. I need to find out how many bars are required. Like when I set up in the market anaylzer 5 minute chart 1000 bars. I need to get this 1000 number - the lookback number.

How do I access that?

[koganam]

from the help.

I think i need this other one it talks about. I need to find out how many bars are required. Like when I set up in the market anaylzer 5 minute chart 1000 bars. I need to get this 1000 number - the lookback number.

How do I access that?

You specify the number of bars required using the BarsRequired property. If you have not overridden it, then it is the default "20"? Did I misunderstand your question?

[NinjaTrader_PatrickH]

Hello NinjaCustomer,

Thank you for your post.

The Maximum Number Of Bars To Look Back actually only contains two values; either Infinite or TwoHundredAndFiftySix.

Information can be found at the following link: http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/h...rslookback.htm

[NinjaCustomer]

actually I came across this number 20 in my debug output for BarsRequired

but actually this is output of an indicator running in a M.A. with a "# of bars to look back" of 1000 in the dialog.

I need to grab this 1000 in my code, not the 20 I'm getting.

Is there a way to do that?

[NinjaTrader_PatrickH]

Hello NinjaCustomer,

Thank you for your response.

There is no supported method or function for this property, and I cannot find any unsupported code to pull this property either.

[NinjaCustomer]

ok, thanks

[ninZa]

actually I came across this number 20 in my debug output for BarsRequired

but actually this is output of an indicator running in a M.A. with a "# of bars to look back" of 1000 in the dialog.

I need to grab this 1000 in my code, not the 20 I'm getting.

Is there a way to do that?

Can you clarify your problem?

You said you had a custom MA indicator with a period (bars to look back) of 1000.
And in another indicator you are creating, you want to reference this number, right?

Thanks.
Pi

[NinjaCustomer]

sorry I was lazy typing (this keyboard is a bit small).. M.A. not MA , Market Analyzer not Moving Average.