Timer events

[cls71]

Not sure I follow: You can call any NinjaScript method you'd like on the event handler (Draw... methods, order methods, anything). Why would you want to deal with the Plot method?

ok. (my english is low but I'll attempt to explain my problem). I want to display over the chart the remaining time for every 5 min bar by DrawString function, second to second. And when one new bar begins, the down-counter is reinitializated to five minutes.

But the down-counter doesn't work if NT doesn't receive ticks because DrawString is updated with the Plot method (Plot method is called when it is necesary replotting the chart, so, when one new tick is received.).

However, the Josh's example works for printing in the output windows because it doesn't plot nothing.

Thanks very much.

[NinjaTrader_Ray]

At this time we do not provide methods to force user defined repaints of the entire chart.

[cls71]

ok. Then I ' ll try to display the remaining time in an extern Windows Form by dll references.

Thanks.

[Mindset]

Independent timer

Thought I would resurrect this issue as I have been trying myself to plot a bartimer independent of ticks.
I run into the same issue; I can set a timer but the TriggerCustom Event will print but not plot correctly. ie printing goes nice and steadily each second but the DrawTextFixed waits for a tick despite not being in OnBarUpdate() - or at least it's 'jerky' and that is my interpretation.

Can you assist or point me in the right direction?

	private void UpdateTimerEventProcessor(Object myObject, EventArgs myEventArgs)
		{
		TriggerCustomEvent(updateCustomHandler, updateTimer.Interval);
		}	
private void updateCustomHandler(object state)
		{
			Print("\tTime: " + Time[0].ToString("t"));
	DrawTextFixed("tag",DateTime.Now.ToString("T"),TextPosition.TopRight);
			
		}

[eDanny]

One way is to make a separate indicator to do the custom timer functions outside of OnBarUpdate(), like the supplied timers do (BarTimer). I would like to see a way to include in standard code with plots but have the same issues, updates to the counters only on bar updates.

Dan

[NinjaTrader_Tim]

Hi Mindset,

I have a reply for you that I need to confirm with a colleague. I will reply shortly.

[Mindset]

Nt7

eDanny
Thanks for pointing me there - I didn't realise how much the code had changed with v7.
I think I can see what they are doing and should be able to manipulate to my own needs.

[NinjaTrader_Tim]

Hi Mindset,

Great, glad to hear it.

[Mindset]

In download section

I found this searching for something else... and realised I had forgotten to post the finished thing. Look here.
Or search for Bar Timer Flash.