Time type and parameter

[dbooksta]

What data type does ToTime() return?

And do I need to know any tricks to make a Strategy Parameter of that type?

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hi dbooksta,

ToTime() returns an integer.

You can read about this in the help guide under ToTime().
http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/h...nt7/totime.htm

For an example of how to make a public int, take a look at the #region Properties of the SMA indicator (Tools -> Edit NinjaScript -> Indicator... -> SMA -> OK).

[dbooksta]

So there is no way to create a Strategy Parameter that prompts the user for a time using a format the user would be familiar with? Only as an unconstrained HHMMSS?

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

dbooksta, as alternative you could also look into C# directly for this purpose via a TimeSpan user input - for example something like -

[XmlIgnore]
[Description("RTH StartTime")]
[GridCategory("RTH Parameters")]
public TimeSpan RTHStart
{
	get { return rthStart; }
	set { rthStart = value; }
}
		
[Browsable(false)]
public string RTHStartSerialize 
{
	get { return rthStart.ToString(); }
	set { rthStart = TimeSpan.Parse(value); }
}