How to Find Selected Instrument in Chart Trader

[DoctorPurpleApe]

Creating Custom Buttons for Chart Trader.

How do I find the Instrument that is selected for the Chart/Chart Trader?

I figured out how to find the selected account for Chart Trader. Using the same approached I can not find the instrument.

AccountSelector accountSelector = Window.GetWindow(ChartControl.Parent).FindFirst("ChartTraderControlAccountSelector") as AccountSelector;
Print(accountSelector.SelectedAccount.ToString());
InstrumentSelector instrumentSelector = Window.GetWindow(ChartControl.Parent).FindFirst("ChartTraderControlInstrumentSelector") as InstrumentSelector;
Print("insturment: " + instrumentSelector.Instrument.ToString());

[NinjaTrader_Kate]

Hello DoctorPurpleApe,

Thank you for your note.

You're definitely on the right track there.

I'm attaching a simple example indicator that finds the InstrumentSelector and prints the current instrument to the log.

Please let us know if we may be of further assistance to you.

[DoctorPurpleApe]

Thank you so much for the code. Changed the FindFirst parameter to "ChartWindowInstrumentSelector" and it worked great.

The comment //You have to put the stuff below within this ChartControl.Dispatcher.InvokeAsync((Action)(() =>, because you are trying to access something on a different thread. actually helped solved a new problem I had with my code, so I am really glad you attached the file.

[MisterTee]

Will this work if you have multiple TABs in a chart, or will it always default to the first chart?

[NinjaTrader_Emily]

Hello MisterTee,

Thank you for your note.

I tested this indicator on a chart with multiple tabs and it seemed to print the instrument on the tab where I applied the indicator, even if it wasn't the first tab in the chart window. If there is something more specific you are looking to achieve, please let us know and we would be glad to provide additional resources to assist.

Thank you for your patience.

[MisterTee]

thank you!