printing "0"

[imalil]

NT 8090

I'm adding together four int variables and printing the result on my charts. But when the result is "0", the 0 doesn't print--it leaves a blank space.

How do I print a "0" when the result is 0?

Thank you.

[RJay]

NT 8090

I'm adding together four int variables and printing the result on my charts. But when the result is "0", the 0 doesn't print--it leaves a blank space.

How do I print a "0" when the result is 0?

Thank you.

Try printing it as a string.

[NinjaTrader_PaulH]

Hello imalil,

Thanks for your post.

As RJay has advised you can print as a string, for example:

if ( x1+X2+x3+x4 == 0)
Print ("Result is zero");
else
Print("Result is "+( x1+X2+x3+x4).ToString());

[imalil]

Thanks. But I'm not talking about printing "Result is zero" in the output window. As I wrote, I want to print "0" on my charts, above or below a bar.

Isn't there a simple way to do this using my existing if statement?

Thank you.

[RJay]

Thanks. But I'm not talking about printing "Result is zero" in the output window. As I wrote, I want to print "0" on my charts, above or below a bar.

Isn't there a simple way to do this using my existing if statement?

Thank you.

Post the line of code that is not working for you.

[sledge]

Thanks. But I'm not talking about printing "Result is zero" in the output window. As I wrote, I want to print "0" on my charts, above or below a bar.

Isn't there a simple way to do this using my existing if statement?

Thank you.

It makes no sense. If you can print a "1" above or below a bar, you should be able to print a "0".

[NinjaTrader_PaulH]

Hello imalil,

Thanks for your reply.

My example was provided as you did not show what code you are using. The concept I was providing was to evaluate the condition and if 0 do one thing and if not 0 do something else.

If the concept does not help then please post the specific code you are using.

[imalil]

I feel like this is getting more complex than it should be. I have this:

int totalOutOfBal = var1 + var2 + var3 + var4;

The value of each variable, var1 to 4, can either be 1 or 0. For each bar, var1 to 4 are added together and printed above or below the bar using a draw.text statement:

(+ totalOutOfBal).ToString("#")

When the result is 1, 2, 3, or 4, it prints fine. But when the result is 0, the 0 does not print; there is nothing printed above or below the bar.

All I want is for the 0 to print when the result is 0. How do I do that?

Thank you.

[imalil]

I agree with you 100%, Sledge. That's why I'm asking the question.

[RJay]

I feel like this is getting more complex than it should be. I have this:

int totalOutOfBal = var1 + var2 + var3 + var4;

The value of each variable, var1 to 4, can either be 1 or 0. For each bar, var1 to 4 are added together and printed above or below the bar using a draw.text statement:

(+ totalOutOfBal).ToString("#")

When the result is 1, 2, 3, or 4, it prints fine. But when the result is 0, the 0 does not print; there is nothing printed above or below the bar.

All I want is for the 0 to print when the result is 0. How do I do that?

Thank you.

Replace the "#" with a "0"

[sledge]

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/base-types/custom-numeric-format-strings#the--custom-specifier

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