Dynamic Enum List of Avaible Accounts

[Unsuitable]

Hello,

I'm looking to get the Account size of a specific account chosen by the user. Is it possible to create an enum that gets populated when the indicator is added to the chart which the user can select from? I'm leaning towards yes, however, this may take a bit too much work. Would a user-submitted text field with the account name be a simpler and more streamlined approach to this problem?

Thanks

[NinjaTrader_Jim]

Hello Unsuitable,

Thanks for your post.

While this is undocumented and not officially supported, you could consider using the following TypeConverter on a string. I have attached an example which uses it.

[TypeConverter(typeof(NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.AccountNameConverter))]
public string AccountName { get; set; }

We look forward to assisting.

[Unsuitable]

Hello Jim,

Aha that works perfectly! Quite a bit more simple than I thought it would be. This is out of the scope of the question, but will this cause compiling issues as it's using the NinjaTrader namespace?

Thanks

[NinjaTrader_Jim]

Hello Unsuitable,

I have not had issue including the example script in a DLL or compiling in Visual Studio.

[Unsuitable]

Ok great, thanks for the help!

[Unsuitable]

Hello Jim,

This is more of a C# question. For the AccountName enum, could a custom value be added? For example, I would like to add "Use Custom Size" as the default value. At the moment a bool can be set to true to use a custom account size (there's a custom account size double input).

Tried this to no avail. This is adding it at run time which I don't think is possible, but I don't necessarily want to add it at run time. Just add it as the first default value and remove the need for a bool variable.

AccountName.Insert(0, "Use Custom Account Size");

Thanks

[NinjaTrader_Jim]

Hello Unsuitable,

I couldn't suggest adding an element for the selector to have it use different functionality, but I may suggest using a bool for "Use Custom Size" that disables the the Account property when checked.

An example that shows various ways to modify property grid behavior can be found below.

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/?using_a_typeconverter_to_custo.htm

[mlprice12]

NinjaTrader_Jim

Hello Unsuitable,

Thanks for your post.

While this is undocumented and not officially supported, you could consider using the following TypeConverter on a string. I have attached an example which uses it.

[TypeConverter(typeof(NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.AccountNameConverter))]
public string AccountName { get; set; }

We look forward to assisting.

Could this be done to select a saved ATM strategy?

Thanks a lot

[NinjaTrader_Jim]

Hello mlprice,

You could make your own TypeConverter to be used with the:

[PropertyEditor("NinjaTrader.Gui.Tools.StringStandardValuesEditorKey")]

PropertyEditor.

Have a look at the attached example.

[mlprice12]

Awesome thanks so much