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Creating a user-defined parameter type (enum)

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Creating user-defined parameters allows you to present the user with hard coded options they can choose. These options provide flexibility in your indicators and can be of value to the user if they like to switch settings often.

 

Key concepts in this example

Hard code various Moving Average types the user can select
Use a switch to determine which code logic is executed based on the Moving Average type selected

 

Important related documentation

enum
branching statements

 

Import instructions

1.Download the file contained in this Help Guide topic to your PC desktop
2.From the Control Center window, select the menu File > Utilities > Import NinjaScript
3.Select the downloaded file and click Import.

 

SampleUniversalMovingAverage_NT7.zip