Variable naming convention?

[llstelle]

I noticed that the strategy wizard names a variable with a lowercase first letter, then there is this body of code at the end which assigns the same variable name except with uppercase first letter as compared to the original.

Should I be using the variable with the uppercase or the lowercase in my OnBarUpdate() and Initialize() functions? Is there a difference?

Thanks!

#region Variables
private int timeResolution = 1;
#endregion

...
...

	[Description("Time resolution")]
        [GridCategory("Parameters")]
        public int TimeResolution
        {
            get { return timeResolution; }
            set { timeResolution = Math.Max(1, value); }
        }

[NinjaTrader_Joydeep]

Hello llstelle,
The strategy wizard do so to match the property name and the private variable name.

You can use any one of it. They will return the same.

NinjaScript is basically C# and follows the normal C# rules.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms229040(v=vs.100).aspx

[koganam]

I noticed that the strategy wizard names a variable with a lowercase first letter, then there is this body of code at the end which assigns the same variable name except with uppercase first letter as compared to the original.

Should I be using the variable with the uppercase or the lowercase in my OnBarUpdate() and Initialize() functions? Is there a difference?

Thanks!

#region Variables
private int timeResolution = 1;
#endregion

...
...

    [Description("Time resolution")]
        [GridCategory("Parameters")]
        public int TimeResolution
        {
            get { return timeResolution; }
            set { timeResolution = Math.Max(1, value); }
        }

Correct use is to use the public name. That is because the accessors can contain code. However, in many cases, it really does not make a difference, as ultimately, the backing store will reflect the same value as the public variable.