control where an indictor can be placed

[KhaosTrader]

Hi,

How can i prevent my indicator from being placed on a chart or in a market analyzer column?

Thanks in advance.

[NinjaTrader_PatrickH]

Hello KhaosTrader,

Thank you for your post.

While there is no means to prevent it from loading on the chart you can set IsChartOnly to true to prevent the indicator loading on the Market Analyzer. For example:

IsChartOnly			= true;

As indicators are intended for use on Charts and Market Analyzers what is it you need the indicator to perform? Is it processing data to output a value to be called from a strategy?

I look forward to your response.

[KhaosTrader]

Hi, Can I detect whether or not its on a chart? if so, I can disable logic in onbarupdate, how do i tell if its on a chart or market analyzer, etc?

Thank you in advance

[NinjaTrader_PatrickH]

Hello KhaosTrader,

Thank you for your response.

ChartControl will be null when not on a chart and it will not be null when on a chart. There is no means to determine if on a Market Analyzer by utilizing ChartControl will help to determine when not on a chart.

ChartControl: http://ninjatrader.com/support/helpG...artcontrol.htm

Please let me know if you have any questions.