Indicator settings get cleared when saved as chart template

[tjw0001]

I created an indicator the combines the keyReversalUp and keyReversalDown indicators and then paints the bars for up, down and neutral. The indicator works fine, but when I save as a template and then load the template the barColor settings are cleared and the bars are not colored correctly. If I remove the indicator and add it again everything is ok.

The images are the Indicators settings and chart when applying the indicator and when applying a saved template that includes the indicator.

        #region Variable
            private int lookback = 5;			// Lookback period for reversal bar to break previous Hi/Lo to generate signal
			private Color		reversalUp 		= Color.Blue;
			private Color		reversalDown 	= Color.Red;
			private Color		reversalNeut 	= Color.Gray;
			private Color		reversalColor	= Color.Empty;
        #endregion

        #region Initialize
			/// <summary>
			/// This method is used to configure the indicator and is called once before any bar data is loaded.
			/// </summary>
			protected override void Initialize()
			{
				Add(new Plot(Color.Transparent, PlotStyle.Bar, "ReversalBars"));	// Overlay the indicator and plot as transparent
				PaintPriceMarkers = false;
				Overlay = true;
				ScaleJustification = ScaleJustification.Overlay;	// Makes overlay of indicator overlap price panel w/o changing scale
			}

				// Set bar colors
				PlotColors[0][0] = Color.Transparent;	// Don't plot the -1,1 values for Reversals
				if(Value[0] == -1)
					reversalColor = reversalDown;
				else if(Value[0] == 1)
					reversalColor = reversalUp;
				else
					reversalColor = reversalNeut;
				
				if(Open[0] < Close[0])	BarColor = Color.Transparent;
				else BarColor = reversalColor;
				CandleOutlineColor = reversalColor;

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello tjw0001,

While this is not in the code you posted, it may be that the color inputs are made public and are not serialized properly.

It looks that somehow these colors can be changed by the user which means they are made public.

Below is a link to a forum thread of serializing color inputs that are made public.
http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/f...ead.php?t=4977

Let me know if these colors are not made into public inputs.

[tjw0001]

Adding "[XmlIgnore()]" in the "Properties" region before the Color variables solved the problem.

			[XmlIgnore()]
			[Description("Color for Up Reversal Bar")]
			[Category("Plots")]
			[Gui.Design.DisplayNameAttribute("1. Up Reversal Bar Color")]
			public Color ReversalUp
			{
				get { return reversalUp; }
				set { reversalUp = value; }
			}