Hide/Remove Properties From Indicator Settings

[Mubeen Haider]

Hi everyone,

While applying an indicator on the chart, we see the following groups of Properties related to an indicator:

1. Parameters
2. Data Series
3. Setup
4. Visual
5. Lines
6. Plots

Under every group there are several properties like in the Setup group, three properties are listed: (a) Calculate (b) Label (c) Maximum bars look back.
For a project, I have an important objective to hide/remove all the properties listed under the following groups:

1. Data Series
2. Setup

I found the command [Browsable(false)] and through some reverse engineering developed the following code:
#region Properties
[ NinjaScriptProperty ]
[Browsable(false)]
[ Display (Name = "Calculate", Order =1 , GroupName= "Setup" )]
public string Calculate
{get; set; }
#endregion
This successfully removed the property Calculate from the Setup group. I tried doing the same thing for other properties Label, Maximum bars look back but it did not work, perhaps due to the fact that I don’t know exactly the name and type of these properties.
Is there any file in the NinjaTrader where I can find the details (name, type etc.) of the rest of the properties and then I combine them with [Browsable(false)] to hide/remove them from indicators' settings? I welcome to suggest if there is an alternative way of doing this.

Thanks.

[NinjaTrader_BrandonH]

Hello Mubeen Haider,

Thanks for your post.

Please see the following code below which utilizes the [Browsable(false)] NinjaScript attribute to hide the Input Series, Calculate, Label, and Maximum Bars Look Back properties from the property grid.

[ NinjaScriptProperty ]
[Browsable(false)]
[ Display (Name = "Input Series", Order = 0 , GroupName= "Data Series" )]
public string InputUI
{get; set; }

[ NinjaScriptProperty ]
[Browsable(false)]
[ Display (Name = "Calculate", Order =1 , GroupName= "Setup" )]
public string Calculate
{get; set; }

[ NinjaScriptProperty ]
[Browsable(false)]
[ Display (Name = "Maximum bars look back", Order =1 , GroupName= "Setup" )]
public string MaximumBarsLookBack
{get; set; }

[ NinjaScriptProperty ]
[Browsable(false)]
[ Display (Name = "Label", Order =1 , GroupName= "Setup" )]
public string Name
{get; set; }

Or, you could use a TypeConverter to hide certain default indicator properties. See the example script in the forum post linked below which demonstrates using a TypeConverter to customize a property grid.

Something you could do to find the list of property names available is to add the following code to the 'Use Case #1/#2' section of SampleIndicatorTypeConverter to loop through property names and then try to remove each property to identify the right one. Property names will display in a New > NinjaScript Output window. Please note that this approach is not documented.

foreach(PropertyDescriptor pDesc in propertyDescriptorCollection)
    NinjaTrader.Code.Output.Process(pDesc.DisplayName + " " + pDesc.Name, PrintTo.OutputTab1);

Using a TypeConverter to Customize Property Grid Behavior: https://ninjatrader.com/support/foru...havior?t=97919

Let us know if we may assist further.

[Mubeen Haider]

Hello Brandon,
So, pleasant! what a quick and to the point support. Yes, it served my purpose. Really thankful and humbled. Have a nice day!