Access seconds from minute bar data in OnBarUpdate

[shawnj]

Just want to make sure I'm not missing something.

Can we access the time stamp down to the second of the ticks that make up a minute bar when running in playback from the OnBarUpdate() method if we have CalculateOnBarClose=false?

For example the following running on a minute bar chart:

CalculateOnBarClose=false;

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
   Print(Time[0].ToString());
}

This just prints the the time stamp to the minute with no seconds information (seconds are always zero).

However in OnMarketData I can access the seconds in playback:

protected override void OnMarketData(MarketDataEventArgs e)
{
  if (e.MarketDataType == MarketDataType.Last) 
  {
    Print(e.Time.ToString());
  }
}

If I want to access the true seconds of a minute bar in playback, is OnMarketDate the only way to do it?

I'm assuming accessing Last ticks from OnBarUpdate with CalculateOnBarClose=false is more efficient that accessing Last ticks from OnMarketDate ?

thanks,
shawnj

[NinjaTrader_Dierk]

>> If I want to access the true seconds of a minute bar in playback, is OnMarketDate the only way to do it?
yes