Plot data is showing in Data Box but Printing as 0 to Output window

[NinjaTrader_Jim]

Hello Ray12345,

This is Jim responding on behalf of Chelsea who is out of the office at this time.

I am not sure I am following what you are trying to do. Could you please elaborate if this does not resolve your inquiry?

If you reference barsAgo 0 I.E. SMA(20)[0] or MACD(1,1,1).Diff[0], we will be referencing the plot value associated with the current bar. If you want to save that bar number, you can assign CurrentBar to a class level variable and then subtract it from CurrentBar. I.E. SMA(20)[CurrentBar - YourSavedCurrentBarValue]

We look forward to assisting.

[Ray12345]

Hi Jim

I have got an indicator that plots on the bar before the bar it is calulated on. It does not plot a value on every single bar. When I call that indicator and it's parameters it gives 0 for the data. it displays correctly in the databox. To get around that I have created an additional plot in the original indicator after the plot is created. ie. Plot[0] plots on the original indicator and Plot[1] is required so that the data can be called and used from the other indicator. i have just coloured it transparent so it doesn't plot twice on the original indicator. So I dont have a problem using the data in the calling indicator. The data is just printed to the output window on the bar after it does on the data box which is the bar that it is calculated from (after it closes). So no problem so far as I can use it in an if statement to do calculations on the calling indicator.

The problem I have know is that I also need the bar number from the plot to use in an if statement. Does that mean I have to go back to the original indicator again to do another plot for the bar number (CurrentBar -1) so I can use the bar number in the calling indicator if statements. So I will have a coloured plot on the original indicator with two transparent plots for the data value and the bar number.

It just seemed like a messy way of programming and using ram but if it is the only option it is not a problem. I was just confirming if it was the normal way of doing it.

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Ray12345,

A transparent plot sounds like it should just be a Series<double> instead of a plot.
Do you need a second plot, as in you need to save a full series of custom double values for every bar on the chart?
Are you duplicating information instead of using the original object?
Do you just need to save one double value to a double variable?
Do you need to save a bar number to an int variable?