region vairables and region properties

[Lisa1980]

When assigning region variables, how come sometimes there is coding required in the region properties section such as the 'set and get' while other times the region properties section is blank.

In the references sample both have region variables, howerver only one has coding in the properties section:

1. Strategy: Backtesting NinjaScript Strategies with an intrabar granularity
2. Strategy: Trading crossovers

[NinjaTrader_RyanM1]

Hello Lisa1980,

Variables in the properties region are used for public inputs. These could be MA period inputs or time inputs. Public properties can be set at run time without having to hard code.

If there is not an associated public property for a variable, then this means its use is intended internally for the strategy / indicator but not not to be customized through inputs.

[Lisa1980]

Hi Ryan,

In both of the reference samples I listed they are public properties and the one that shows intentions through inputs which is the crossover start which it has highesthigh=0 and lowestlow=0 and then request inputs...has no properties? why is that?
Thanks

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Lisa, the highestHigh and lowestLow are not user defined inputs having a public property as well, they are just variables that record values for later reference throughout the code.

Please check into this sample to see how user defined inputs would be setup in NinjaScript -

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/forum/showthread.php?t=5782