Current Bar Number Being Processed

[futurenets]

when a script is loaded and it works its way through each historical bar 0 to Count
can I (should I) reference the current bar being processed?

e.g.

if (CurrentBarIndex == 42)
{

}

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello,

Thank you for the question.

I would like to ask, What are you trying to do with the CurrentBar?

In general you would use CurrentBar rather than CurrentBarIndex, unless CurrentBarIndex is a variable you have defined.

Here is more information: http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/h...sub=CurrentBar

Can you please detail more on what you are trying to do and I will provide a more clear answer.

I look forward to being of further assistance.

[futurenets]

ok thanks again (1st class product + 1st class support ... consistently).

During historical load I have a method that opens trading on specific bars and another method that compare the current bar to this. I can use Time[0] instead of an index but just wanted to know how NT handles this.

e.g. if chart has 100 bars (Count=100) and a script is loaded, CurrentBar = 0 if 1st bar is being processed and CurrentBar = 99 if last bar is being processed. Count=100 at any time during load.

Is that correct?

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello,

Thank you for the clarification.

e.g. if chart has 100 bars (Count=100) and a script is loaded, CurrentBar = 0 if 1st bar is being processed and CurrentBar = 99 if last bar is being processed. Count=100 at any time during load.

You are correct, the Count is set before the bars start loading so we know when to stop trying to load data.

If you load a chart, the Count will start as the amount of bars so lets say 100.

In OnBarUpdate on CurrentBar == 0, Count is equal to 100.
on CurrentBar == 50, Count is still equal to 100.
on CurrentBar == 99, Count is still equal to 100.

Count will increase though if a new bar is generated, so we have Count == 100, a new bar generates and now Count is 101.

Here is more information on Count http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/h.../nt7/count.htm

I would recommend taking a look at the Data section in the NinjaScript manual, this is where the help for Count, CurrentBar, CurrentBars and a lot of the other fundamental items in NinjaScript are located.

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/data_methods_and_properties.htm

Please let me know if I may be of additional assistance.