Help with ternary conditional operator (ie, "?:") not working!

[catinabag]

Hi there,

I'm trying to do a ?: construction, and it just won't go! Here's a simplified boildown, I would truly appreciate your help with this.

//This namespace holds Strategies in this folder and is required. Do not change it.
namespace NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.Strategies
{
public class TESTING : Strategy
{

private Series<double> test;


protected override void OnStateChange()
{
if (State == State.SetDefaults)
{
... THE USUAL STUFF HERE...
}

else if (State == State.Configure)
{
}
else if (State == State.DataLoaded)
{
test = new Series<double>(this, MaximumBarsLookBack.Infinite);
}

else if (State == State.Transition)
{
double test = (Close[0] > Close[1]) ? High[0] : ((Close[0] == Close[1]) ? Close[0] : Low[0]);
}
}
protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
if (BarsInProgress != 0)
return;

if (CurrentBars[0] < 1)
return;

// Set 1
if (test[0] > test[1])
{
EnterLongLimit(Convert.ToInt32(DefaultQuantity), (Close[0] + (-2 * TickSize)) , "");
}

// Set 2
if (test[0] < test[1])
{
ExitLong(Convert.ToInt32(DefaultQuantity), "", "");
}

[bltdavid]

I'm trying to do a ?: construction, and it just won't go! Here's a simplified boildown, I would truly appreciate your help with this.
[snip]

double test = (Close[0] > Close[1]) ? High[0] : ((Close[0] == Close[1]) ? Close[0] : Low[0]);

Is this the line you're referring to?
The syntax of that C# code is correct.

I even copied this single line into a test script and it compiles just fine ...

...and it just won't go!

What do you mean?
Can you post a screenshot of the error message?

[catinabag]

Thanks, bltdavid, for your response!

So, the problem I get is when I run this code through the "Strategy Analyzer." It gives exactly zero trades over all time periods. I believe there is something wrong with they way I have entered the ternary conditional operator, or perhaps something else which may be structural in nature (like how and where I am defining the test variable).

The code will compile fine, but it just won't give any Strategy Analyzer results.

Obviously, this isn't an actual strategy, but it encapsulates the problem I am having. I would truly appreciate help with this!!!

[bltdavid]

Oh, now I see .. I think you're trying to populate test as a data Series ...

This line,

double [COLOR=#FF0000]test[/COLOR] = (Close[0] > Close[1]) ? High[0] : ((Close[0] == Close[1]) ? Close[0] : Low[0]);

is wrong, it should probably be this,

[COLOR=#FF0000]test[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][0][/COLOR] = (Close[0] > Close[1]) ? High[0] : ((Close[0] == Close[1]) ? Close[0] : Low[0]);

And you probably want this code inside OnBarUpdate -- not OnStateChange

[catinabag]

Thank you very, very much! I truly appreciate your kind gesture of answering this question on a Saturday evening. You get the gold star for the day!