Indicator class?

[hozman]

Hi. Where I can read about the class named Indicator ?
I've same indicators and when I'd open one of those indicators, I can't understand samething.
Please, see on this code:

public partial class GomRecorderIndicator : Indicator
//...
	{
		protected override sealed void Initialize()
		{
			CalculateOnBarClose = false;
			BarsRequired=0;
			GomInitialize();

			if (iDataManager == -1)
			{
				iDataManager = Gom.DataManagerList.Name.IndexOf("Binary");

				if (iDataManager == -1)
					if (Gom.DataManagerList.Name.Count > 0)
						iDataManager = 0;

				if (iDataManager > -1)
					FileFormat = Gom.DataManagerList.Name[iDataManager];
			}
//...

I'am interesting by this moment:

public partial class GomRecorderIndicator : Indicator

Where in the documentation I can reed about this class Indicator ? I can't find describtion this class by press F1 in ninja script editor and I don't understand assignment this class.. and what class GomRecorderIndicator take from it...
Please, explane me this.

[NinjaTrader_ZacharyG]

Hello hozman,

Thank you for your inquiry.

We do not have documentation in regards to this class.

The Indicator class holds all indicator methods and properties. OnBarUpdate() and Initialize(), for example, are some methods that are held within the Indicator class.

If you delete the inheritance of Indicator, the code will have compile errors.

I would suggest taking a look at this MSDN link about inheritance in C#: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms173149.aspx

[hozman]

We do not have documentation in regards to this class.

Support team, doesn't have documentation by the class, though it using in ninja dcript so much? It is very strange.

The Indicator class holds all indicator methods and properties.

Hm. The Indicator class holds only standart methods and properties? But Indicator class may not know about methods and properties in any custom Indicator's...

OnBarUpdate() and Initialize(), for example, are some methods that are held within the Indicator class.

?

I would suggest taking a look at this MSDN link about inheritance in C#: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms173149.aspx

I'm understand it.

[NinjaTrader_ZacharyG]

Hello hozman,

The Indicator class is the foundation of all indicators. Without having this class inherited by a custom indicator, the particular indicator will not know of methods such as OnBarUpdate(), Initialize(), etc. and will not be able to utilize them.

The Indicator class is not going to know about the methods and properties in your custom indicator because it doesn't need to know about them.

I would suggest taking a look at this publicly available tutorial here as well about class inheritance: http://www.csharp-station.com/Tutorial/CSharp/Lesson08