public variables in UserDefinedMethods

[ij001]

Hi there

I have all my methods in UserDefinedMethods.

Most of the variables I have created are private and used in UserDefinedMethods.

However, I had to make some variables public in order to use them to compare in an indicator I created.

I find that odd because I am not changing their state just referencing their value. If I don't it won't compile due to the protection level.

It is common practice for me to have variables as private so I don't have to worry about mistakenly changing their state in any indicators... is there any way to have it as private but still compare in an indicator like the below?

SumOfBars >= LargestValue

SumofBars is defined in public in UserDefinedMethods
LargestValue is defined in public in UserDefinedMethods

[NinjaTrader_Matthew]

Hello,

The best way to accomplish this is to declare the variables in UserDefinedMethod as private, but use a Public variable that "Get" the private variable internally.

Please take a look at the region Properites section of the SampleBoolSeries from the following link:

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/forum/showthread.php?t=4991

[ij001]

Thanks.

I use the Get in the indicator?

[NinjaTrader_Matthew]

Hello,

You would use this from the UserDefinedMethod

public double ExposedVariable
        {
   // We need to call the Update() method to ensure our exposed variable is in up-to-date.
            get { return exposedVariable; }
        }

This will ensure that within the UserDefinedMethod the variable is private, but there will also be a public variable that gets set to these values.

[ij001]

Thanks, I initially made a typo but it works now in UserDefinedMethods...

[NinjaTrader_Matthew]

Great, glad to hear it works.