To use 'new' or not

[coolmoss]

It was my understanding that indicators are objects. However, I thought the 'new' keyword needed to be used to create an object, but that's not the case in NT, at least not all the time. For example, this code works just fine, WITHOUT creating a new myCustomIndicator() object using 'new'...

onBarUpdate()
{
myValue = myCustomIndicator().Plot0[0]

// other stuff goes here

}

Why is this? And, are there any general rules for when you need to use 'new' or not?

Thanks much!

[NinjaTrader_AdamP]

coolmoss,

Some of these indicators are pre-initialized in a way from my understanding. For example, calling EMA(15) is referencing something NT creates in the background and under-the-hood.

Using the "new' keyword is usually the way to create a new object.

[coolmoss]

Thanks, Adam. I suspected some such thing but wanted to verify as I'm self-teaching some new C# stuff and wanted to be sure I understood what's going on