PrintWithTimeStamp

[heyligerb]

Is it not possible to print to the output window within and indicator?

[NinjaTrader_Austin]

Hi there, it is most definitely possible to print to the output window within an indicator.

Print("print what you want here");

[Lost Trader]

FWIW, I do this a lot. For example (useful when multiple charts)

header = "[" + (Bars.Period.Value).ToString() + " " + Bars.Period.Id.ToString() + "] " + Time[0].ToString("MM/dd HH:mm:ss") + " ";
 Print(header + "whatever message.");

[leontancfa]

Hi I used this example for debugging my indicator. I found that it only works forward, not backward to historical data.

For example, if I put

        protected override void OnBarUpdate()
        {
Print(Time[0].ToString()+"Close[0]:"+Close[0].ToString());
}

in strategy, I will get close price of each bar. But in indicator, I will get the same line for every historical bar like this

6/21/2012 09:43:50Close[0]:1348
6/21/2012 09:43:50Close[0]:1348
6/21/2012 09:43:50Close[0]:1348
6/21/2012 09:43:50Close[0]:1348
6/21/2012 09:43:50Close[0]:1348
6/21/2012 09:43:50Close[0]:1348
6/21/2012 09:43:50Close[0]:1348
6/21/2012 09:43:50Close[0]:1348
6/21/2012 09:43:50Close[0]:1348
6/21/2012 09:43:50Close[0]:1348
6/21/2012 09:44:57Close[0]:1348

and only per bar value on forward data

6/21/2012 09:45:25Close[0]:1347.75
6/21/2012 09:45:44Close[0]:1348
6/21/2012 09:45:50Close[0]:1347.5
6/21/2012 09:45:54Close[0]:1347.5
6/21/2012 09:46:21Close[0]:1347.5
6/21/2012 09:46:44Close[0]:1347.75
6/21/2012 09:47:15Close[0]:1347.75

so my question is: how should I change the indicator so that it works the same like in strategy?