Using PeriodType.ID in user parameters

[savekad]

How to give the user an option to select which Bars objects to Add() to the chart?

Something like this:

private BarsPeriod.Id bars1period = PeriodType.Day;
[GridCategory("Parameters")] [Gui.Design.DisplayNameAttribute("Bars[1] Period")]
public BarsPeriod.Id Bars1period { get { return bars1period; } set { bars1period = value; } }

private BarsPeriod.Value bars1value = 1;
[GridCategory("Parameters")] [Gui.Design.DisplayNameAttribute("Bars[1] Value")]
public BarsPeriod.Value Bars1value { get { return bars1value; } set { bars1value = value; } }

So later this will be possible:

Initialize()
{
Add(bars1period, bars1value);
}

[pmaglio]

Just define the variables :
#region Variables
private int OT_XMA_Period = 50 ;
private int OT_TimeUnit = 5 ;
private PeriodType x= PeriodType.Minute;
#endregion
...then add the new timeframe on initialize;
protected override void Initialize()
{
Add( x ,OT_TimeUnit);
.....
...

and let user change those settings :
#region Properties
[Description("")] [GridCategory("Parameters")]
public PeriodType OT_Time_Type { get { return x; } set { x = value; } }

[Description("")] [GridCategory("Parameters")]
public int OT_Time_Unit { get { return OT_TimeUnit; } set { OT_TimeUnit = value; } }

Regards,
Pablo

[savekad]

I didn't know the correct classes. That's perfect, thanks.

[dadof3and3]

Can the programmer set the default PeriodType as well as the PeriodValue? If so, how? and I assume you do that in the Initialize()...

Thanks - David

[pmaglio]

Yes,

the programmer set the default value on the variables definition

private PeriodType x= PeriodType.Minute;

then the user can change it on #region Properties

[dadof3and3]

if I'm not mistaken that will set a local variable to that type. I'm wondering how to set the strategy to a specific PeriodType so when I configure the strategy I don't have to worry about that ,,,,

[koganam]

if I'm not mistaken that will set a local variable to that type. I'm wondering how to set the strategy to a specific PeriodType so when I configure the strategy I don't have to worry about that ,,,,

You declare private properties in the backing store, then expose them publicly using a getter and a setter.

[dadof3and3]

You declare private properties in the backing store, then expose them publicly using a getter and a setter.

Yes, but does that change the properties of the NT strategy... I'll do some testing.

[koganam]

Yes, but does that change the properties of the NT strategy... I'll do some testing.

If you expose it as public, PeriodType is an enum. It should show up as a drop-down list in the config GUI.