How can I serialize PeriodType

[tulanch]

For Color I got this example from one of the forum threads:

[XmlIgnore()]
[Description("Up signal color")]
[GridCategory("Colors")]
[Gui.Design.DisplayNameAttribute("Up Signal Color")]
public Color Uparrowcolor
{
get { return uparrowcolor; }
set { uparrowcolor = value; }
}

[Browsable(false)]
publicstring UparrowcolorSerialize
{
get { return NinjaTrader.Gui.Design.SerializableColor.ToString( uparrowcolor); }
set { uparrowcolor = NinjaTrader.Gui.Design.SerializableColor.FromStrin g(value); }
}




What is availale to serialize PeriodType?

I tried:

[XmlIgnore()]
[Description("The type of price data, typically set this to the same as the chart")]
[GridCategory("Price Data")]
[Gui.Design.DisplayNameAttribute("Price Type")]
public PeriodType PriceDataType0
{
get { return priceDataType; }
set { priceDataType = value; }

}

[Browsable(false)]
publicstring PriceDataType0Serialize
{
get { return NinjaTrader.Gui.Design.SerializablePeriodType.ToSt ring(priceDataType); }
set { priceDataType = NinjaTrader.Gui.Design.SerializablePeriodType.From String(value); }
}



but NinjaTrader.Gui.Design.SerializablePeriodType.From String
does not exist.

[tulanch]

I figured it out... I found another link in the forum that illustrated this.... changed 2 things

1.) Changed definition from

PeriodType priceDataType= PeriodType.Minute;

to

private PeriodType priceDataType= PeriodType.Minute;

(I think this was the key, now it's just like any other input parameter)

2.) Change properties area as follows: (same as standard input parameter)

[Description("The type of price data, typically set this to the same as the chart")]
[GridCategory("Price Data")]
[Gui.Design.DisplayNameAttribute("Price Type")]
public PeriodType PriceDataType0
{
get { return priceDataType; }
set { priceDataType = value; }
}

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Glad you could resolve it and thanks for sharing your solution here.