Proper way to create a system library?

[tazatek]

I'm following the instructions for creating custom methods, but it seems that I need to create them as namespaces of Indicator or Strategy...

How do I go about creating a generic function library within NT?

Is this just a matter of declaring my own namespace, and calling it in my indicators/strategies? How would I export my own namespace from NT?

Better way to create a toolkit library in NT? (either internal or external)

[tazatek]

I answered my own question...

In the userdefinedmethod, I created my own namespace/class/methods ... saved as unique filename... and added the 'using' syntax for my namespace.

Thanks

[DaFish]

hi, I need to understand what I am doing wrong here... I want to create my own library of classes and methods.

I saved UserDefinedMethods as "MFNTLibrary"

#region Using declarations
using .... all the defaults

#endregion

namespace MFNTLibrary
{

partialclass strategy
{

// my new method
public void PrintStrDateTime(string callingFunc, string strval)
{
Print(callingFunc + ":" + strval + DateTime.Now.ToString());
}
}
}

Then in my Strategy, I call the library:

using.... all the defaults....

using MFNTLibrary; // added this
#endregion

namespace NinjaTrader.Strategy
{

public class FMDivergTFTLB : Strategy
{
privatestring funcName = "FMDivergTFTLB";
protected override void Initialize()
{
CalculateOnBarClose = true;
EntryHandling = EntryHandling.UniqueEntries;

PrintStrDateTime(funcName, "Initializing.... ");


When I try to compile this I get 2 errors:

1) on the MFNTLibrary:
"the print name doesn't exist in the current context"

2) PrintStrDateTime doesn't exist in the current context

Can you let me know what I am doing wrong please?

[koganam]

hi, I need to understand what I am doing wrong here... I want to create my own library of classes and methods.

I saved UserDefinedMethods as "MFNTLibrary"

#region Using declarations
using .... all the defaults

#endregion

namespace MFNTLibrary
{

partialclass strategy
{

// my new method
public void PrintStrDateTime(string callingFunc, string strval)
{
Print(callingFunc + ":" + strval + DateTime.Now.ToString());
}
}
}

Then in my Strategy, I call the library:

using.... all the defaults....

using MFNTLibrary; // added this
#endregion

namespace NinjaTrader.Strategy
{

public class FMDivergTFTLB : Strategy
{
privatestring funcName = "FMDivergTFTLB";
protected override void Initialize()
{
CalculateOnBarClose = true;
EntryHandling = EntryHandling.UniqueEntries;

PrintStrDateTime(funcName, "Initializing.... ");


When I try to compile this I get 2 errors:

1) on the MFNTLibrary:
"the print name doesn't exist in the current context"

2) PrintStrDateTime doesn't exist in the current context

Can you let me know what I am doing wrong please?

Your partial class is "strategy". Case sensitive: try "Strategy".