State Configure, a General question

[giogio1]

I am writing a converter from NT7 to NT8 and I am doing some simplifications accepting to do some minor adjustments manually.
For example I am placing all new class instantiation under DataLoaded because I think it works best in most cases. Is this the best general assumption to make?

Also I am placing line of code having kewword like "ChartControl" under DataLoaded because I am certain they are available then. By chance is there a place where I can find which keywords goes where or I have to discover it case by case?
Thank you.
Gio

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Gio,

The help guide typically states in which state a property is constructed by, but not always.

"Warning: The ChartControl and its methods and properties should ONLY be access once the State has reached State.Historical"

"Note: The ChartControl object is ONLY guaranteed to be available when a NinjaScript type initiates from a Chart Window. There are situations where an indicator or strategy starts from another Windows (such as the Control Center's Strategies Grid, or from a Strategy Analyzer), where the ChartContol object is NOT accessible. Therefore, the ChartControl object should always be safely accessed (e.g., from within a try-catch, or conditionally using null reference checks)"

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

I would recommend first checking the help guide for each property to see if there is a note or warning on which state (or method) a property can be used in.

Instantiating new objects is fine to do from State.DataLoaded.