NinjaScript > Editor > NinjaScript Editor Components

Overview

The NinjaScript Editor is a powerful scripting editor that allows you to create custom indicators, strategies, and any other custom NinjaScript types used to enhance the NinjaTrader platform. The NinjaScript Editor can be opened by selecting the New menu from the NinjaTrader Control Center. Then left mouse click on the menu item NinjaScript Editor

1. NinjaScript Explorer - Displays files, folders, and allows for additional file management

2. Tool bar - Moving your mouse over each icon will display the function of the icon button

3. Line numbers

4. Line modification marking - Yellow flags indicate unsaved line modifications where green flags indicate saved modifications

5. Tabs for creating new scripts via the NinjaScript wizard and working on multiple scripts.

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Context Menus

Context menus can be opened by right-clicking in the NinjaScript Editor.

NinjaScriptEditorContextMenu

Context Menu Items
Save	Saves pending changes to the currently open NinjaScript
Save As	Creates a copy of the script and attempts to rename the class name so the new script is unique
Insert Code Snippet	Inserts a code snippet (see Code Snippets for more information)
Go To Line...	Moves the cursor to the line of code specified.
Undo	Undoes the last modification
Redo	Applies the modification that was last Undone
Cut	Removes selected text and copies to clipboard
Copy	Copies selected text to clipboard
Paste	Pastes the text saved in the clipboard
Remove	Removes the selected text
Select All	Selects all text in the Code Editor
Debug Mode	Sets if a debug dll should be generated on compilation (see Visual Studio Debugging for more information)
References...	Opens the list of dll references used by NinjaTrader. This includes dll's used by NinjaTrader and dll's installed with custom Add On's.
Show Warnings	Enables Warning messages to be seen alongside compile errors
Always On Top	Sets the NinjaScript Editor to viewed on top of other windows
Print	Allows printing the content of this window (see Printing Content for more information)
Share	Allows sharing the content of this window (see Sharing Content for more information)
Properties	Opens the Properties menu (see below)

Properties and Definitions

General
Auto hide NinjaScript explorer	Sets if the NinjaScript explorer should be collapsed by default
Debug mode	Sets if a debug dll should be generated on compilation (see Visual Studio Debugging for more information)
Inline syntax checking	Sets if errors and warnings should be detected as code is written (without needing to compile)
Auto bracket completion	Sets if opening characters should automatically bed appended closing characters. Works for (parentheses), [brackets], {braces}, <angled brackets>
Show indentation lines	Displays vertical lines for code formatting
Show Warnings	Sets if code warnings should be show on compilation.
Font	Sets the font options
Window
Always on top	Sets if the window will be always on top of other windows.