First Bar Painted

[Zeos6]

Hi,
I am trying to get the time stamp of the first bar of a data series. I realize that I can use

ChartControl.FirstTimePainted

and this works fine. However, how can I get the time stamp of the first bar for a series that is not being charted but rather is being added as a secondary series via AddSeries?

[NinjaTrader_Jim]

Hello Zeos6,

Thanks for opening the thread.

This would involve referencing the Times[][] Series for the BarsInProgress of that data series and using the CurrentBars[] value of that data series as the barsAgo reference.

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
	if(CurrentBars[1] < 1)
		return;
	if(BarsInProgress == 0)
		Print(Times[1][CurrentBars[1]]);
}

Times - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...ries_times.htm

CurrentBars - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...urrentbars.htm

Please let me know if this does not resolve your inquiry.

[Zeos6]

Thanks for the reply Jim, but ...
This doesn't answer the question. I asked for the time stamp of the first painted bar of the series.

EDIT:
Bars.GetTime(0) will get me the time stamp of the first bar on the chart.

[NinjaTrader_Jim]

Hello Zeos6,

I guess I am confused by your inquiry.

A secondary series which is not drawn on a chart would not have a first bar painted.

Could you provide more detail to what you are trying to accomplish?

EDIT: I see that you have updated your post and resolved your inquiry. If there is something else you would like to address, please don't hesitate to bump this thread.