Printing Quirks

[huracan]

In all indicators I develop, I put code similar to the following in the Initialize() segment:

protected override void Initialize()
{

CalculateOnBarClose = false; // or true as the case may be
ClearOutputWindow(); // good for debugging

... other relevant initialization.....

Print("Hello... I am ready to go!");
}

I have noticed that if I have the output window open and I bring up the indicator window in a chart, I get all of these initialize() outputs from indicators that are not running.

So my question is: does NT really "pre-run" the 'Initialize" on all the indicators when you bring up the indicator window?

[NinjaTrader_RyanM1]

Hello huracan,

Yes, that's correct. Initialze() is called for every script upon Right Clicking > Indicators from a chart.

If there's some parts of your code you want only executed once per script, there is OnStartup() handler dedicated for this:

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/onstartup.htm