CS0118 error Indicator is a type but it is used as a variable

[giogio1]

This thread is mainly to inform people of how I resolved the error code CS0118 as I couldn't find the solution anywhere. Yet I still have questions on why do I need the line
PriceTypeSupported = true;
to resolve the error.
G.
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The offending line is in the indicator that includes MyIndicator:
MyIndicator manyEma = MyIndicator();

and in MyIndcator I basically have:
protected override void Initialize() {
Add(new Plot(Color.Green, "EMA"));
Plots[0].Pen.Width = 2;
Plots[0].Pen.DashStyle = DashStyle.Dash;
PriceTypeSupported = true;
}
[Browsable(false)]
[XmlIgnore()]
public DataSeries EMAflat { get { return Values[0]; }

Obviously the NinjaTrader generated code for the cache needs to be re-generate for the error to disappear.

[NinjaTrader_Jim]

Hello giogio1,

Thanks for your post.

In the code you have provided, I do not see the context where you have hit a CS0118 compiler error. Setting PriceTypeSupported should not effect this error.

In your code I see that you are instantiating your added indicator outside of any method in the Indicator class which would throw a CS0120 compiler error. If you test the code below, you should not receive an error.

public class MyHostingIndicator : Indicator
{		
	private EMA myEMA;

        /// <summary>
        /// This method is used to configure the indicator and is called once before any bar data is loaded.
        /// </summary>
        protected override void Initialize()
        {
                Add(new Plot(Color.FromKnownColor(KnownColor.Orange), PlotStyle.Line, "EMAPlot"));
		Plots[0].Pen.Width = 2;
		Plots[0].Pen.DashStyle = DashStyle.Dash;
                Overlay				= true;
        }

	protected override void OnStartUp()
	{
		myEMA = EMA(14);
	}

        /// <summary>
        /// Called on each bar update event (incoming tick)
        /// </summary>
        protected override void OnBarUpdate()
        {
                EMAPlot.Set(myEMA[0]);
        }

        #region Properties
        [Browsable(false)]	// this line prevents the data series from being displayed in the indicator properties dialog, do not remove
        [XmlIgnore()]		// this line ensures that the indicator can be saved/recovered as part of a chart template, do not remove
        public DataSeries EMAPlot
        {
                get { return Values[0]; }
        }

        #endregion
}

Some light information on C# compiler errors are noted in our NT7 help guide. I'll provide a link below. For more in depth information on C# compiler errors, I recommend checking external resources.

Compiler Errors - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...rror_codes.htm

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