Print data once per x minutes

[brucelevy]

Hi I am printing delta information to the output window, however I'd like to limit messages to once per minute.

How would I go about using the Time[0] function for this, thanks.

[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

Hello brucelevy,

Thanks for the post.

You can check the Minute property of the DateTime object to print out when the Minute property has incremented.

Example:

public class TimeSpanning : Indicator
    {
	private int startmin;

...

protected override void OnStartUp()
	{
		startmin = Time[0].Minute;
	}

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
        {
		if(Time[0].Minute != startmin)
		{
			Print("Its been a minute");
			startmin = Time[0].Minute;
		}
            
        }

You will have to make sure that your indicator's CalculateOnBarClose property is set to false so that the OnBarUpdate function will run on each tick.

A more reliable alternative would be to look at the BarTimer example indicator. This shows you how to set up a timer that does not depend on OnBarUpdate running.

Please let us know if we may be of any further assistance.