account name

[pman777]

is there a way to access the active account name from an indicator?

[Gorkhaan]

Kindda yeah. You can fiddle with this code to get it realtime (but it is async):

      
        private NinjaTrader.Gui.Tools.AccountSelector myAccountSelector;
        protected string GetChartTraderSelectedAccountName() {
            // ChartControl.Dispatcher.Invoke((Action)(() => {
            ChartControl.Dispatcher.InvokeAsync((Action)(() => {
                myAccountSelector = Window.GetWindow(ChartControl.Parent).FindFirst("ChartTraderControlAccountSelector") as NinjaTrader.Gui.Tools.AccountSelector;
            }));
            return myAccountSelector.SelectedAccount.Name.ToString();
        }

As it is running async, data might not be available immediately, which can be annoying.

So I ended up using a parameter to specify my account:

// Class variable
private Account                    account;

if (State == State.SetDefaults) {
      AccountName =  "Sim101";
} else if (State == State.DataLoaded) {
    lock (Account.All) {
          account = Account.All.FirstOrDefault(a => a.Name == AccountName);
    }
}

#region Parameters
        [TypeConverter(typeof(NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.AccountNameConverter))]
        [Display(Name="AccountName", Order=1, GroupName="Parameters")]
        public string AccountName { get; set; }
#endregion

Enjoy

[pman777]

thank you!