Long variables?

[hawks67]

Following up on this previous thread:

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/forum/showthread.php?t=28093&highlight=private+long

How large of a number can actually be put to an int local variable? If I plan on using values such as 46.72400779, would I be better suited using int datatypes, double datatypes or long datatypes? What are the limits of each?

Thank you in advance,
Gary

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello,

Thank you for the question.

Based on the number this could not be a int, an int can only be a whole number with no decimal place and inbetween the range of -2,147,483,648 and 2,147,483,647.

For that number you could use a double precision number or just double

Generally you will only use int or double in a NinjaScript file, I have rarely seen long needed to be used.

You can find all of their minimum and maximum values by searching google would be the fastest way. The MSDN documentation is generally the first result for what you are looking for regarding c#.

For the int min / max you could search C# int minimum and it results in this MSDN article: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...vs.110%29.aspx

This is also a excellent resource starting at section 5 and beyond, this covers most of the core C# concepts and syntax so I always recommend this as well: http://www.techotopia.com/index.php/C_Sharp_Essentials

I look forward to being of further assistance.

[hawks67]

That's what I was looking for, thanks!