How can I gain access to the properties of a control in a strategy propertygrid?

[Riskybiz]

Hi, this code displays a DateTimePicker in the property grid of a strategy. By default this DateTimePicker allows a date *only* to be selected, the time returned is 0000hrs when the control is used.

//File Date & Time Stamp
[Description("Date & Time Stamp For Output Files")]
[Category("Parameters")]
public DateTime Time_Stamp
 {
  get { return timeStamp; }
  set { timeStamp = value; }
 }

Ideally I would like to be able to select the current *date* & *time* to pass to my strategy. Which will likely require access to the properties of this DateTimePicker control.

How can I access the properties of the propertygrid DateTimePicker so that I could change the Format to 'Time' to allow the time to be selected (with current time displayed by default). Or even better have the DateTimePicker simply return the DateTime value of now from which I can extract *date* & *time*?

Thanks

Riskybiz

[NinjaTrader_Tim]

Hi Riskybiz,

Methods for changing the UI properties for the Strategy Grid is not necessarily supported, however you could access one of the following...

DateTime.Now
ToDay(Time[0])
ToTime(Time[0])

which returns, respectively...

4/21/2010 7:05:00 AM
20100421
70500

[clocker]

Does anybody know the syntax to add the DateTimePicker control to the indicator's parameters?
Like it requires to be added to a form.

http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/uploadfile/mahesh/C-Sharp-datetimepicker-control/