Getting ticker of added instrument?

[clocker]

Is it possible to get the ticker of an added instrument?

private string ticker;
Add("SPY", PeriodType.Day, 1);

....store the string "SPY" in ticker....

Print(ticker);

[sledge]

You could make a string for SPY in the variable section

or use substring if needed on this example (Be sure of BarsInProgress==1..

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/index.html?input.htm

NT Tips:
2.When working with multi-series indicators, Input always references BarsInProgress 0. Please be mindful as to when you access Input[0] as you will only be able to do so after BarsInProgress 0 has bars. To check to ensure BarsInProgress 0 has some bars you can use CurrentBars[0] to check.

Is it possible to get the ticker of an added instrument?

private string ticker;
Add("SPY", PeriodType.Day, 1);

....store the string "SPY" in ticker....

Print(ticker);

[clocker]

Thanks I don't think that's quite what I needed. I mean something like the ".tag" property. Preferably not to have create a string variable for each ticker I add.

[Radical]

Try "Instruments[x].MasterInstrument.Name"

[koganam]

Is it possible to get the ticker of an added instrument?

private string ticker;
Add("SPY", PeriodType.Day, 1);

....store the string "SPY" in ticker....

Print(ticker);

You are declaring ticker anyway. Why not just initialize it when you declare it?

[clocker]

I was illustrating what I want to do since I already had a series of Add() methods. The "ticker" variable is to get my point across.

[koganam]

I was illustrating what I want to do since I already had a series of Add() methods. The "ticker" variable is to get my point across.

In that case,

ticker = Instruments[BarsInProgress].MasterInstrument.Name;

will show you which ticker is being processed at any given time.