Value[] series without plotting

[Chippy]

I am unclear how AddPlot implements the Values[]. I'm looking more for general info than having a specific question. I am needing a couple arrays that would grow with Bars.length and be accessed programmatically in the same way High[] Low[] etc are accessed. I like the convenience of using the Values[] in my code, managing array size, etc but I do not want them to be plotted on my indicator. I would like to "add" (associate?) a value to each bar in the indicator and am wondering what the advantages or disadvantages there are to using the Values[] vs declaring my own array, if any.

Is it possible to resize the Values[] from the indicator? I understand it's multidimensional and they can't be Array.Resize()'d? Is there a better implementation for me than to just declare my own single dimension array and resize it for every new element?

[NinjaTrader_Kate]

Hello Chippy,

Thank you for your post.

You can use a Series<t> to hold a value for each bar on the chart. A Series<T> is a special generic type of data structure that can be constructed with any chosen data type and holds a series of values equal to the same number of elements as bars in a chart. If you have 200 bars loaded in your chart with a moving average plotted, the moving average itself holds a Series<double> object with 200 historical values of data, one for each bar.

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/seriest.htm

An example may be found in our help guide here:

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/using_a_series_or_dataseries_o.htm

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