BarTimer - Display in custom Indicator

[priceisking]

Hi,

I have a custom indicator that i'm creating. I would like to add the BarTimer indicator within my code. How can I add this? I couldn't find any example of how to add this and then also allow the user to use a check mark to disable or enable it in the properties?

Please let me know.

Thanks,

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello priceisking,

You would need to write the same logic in the Bar Timer script into the logic of your script.

The closest example of copying logic from one script to another is the NinjaScript Editor 401 video.

https://youtu.be/BA0W4ECyVdc

You can create inputs for the user to change. A bool would be the checkbox and would have a true or false value.

Below is a public link to a 3rd party educational site on bool.

https://www.dotnetperls.com/bool

And a public link to the reference sample on exposing variables.

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/en-us/exposing_indicator_values_that.htm

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/en-us/creating_a_user-defined_parame.htm

[priceisking]

Ok will check it out.

Would it be possible to create something like this:

private BarTimer myBarTimer;

..
.
and then use it in the code something like this:

this.myBarTimer.show();

?

Instead of coding entire thing that's already done. Was wondering if easy way to do that.

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello priceisking,

The BarTimer indicator does not have a public plot that gets returned.

You could modify a copy of this script and make a public variable that calls Update() and returns either the barTimeLeft or returns the string that is drawn in the Draw.TextFixed that you can call from another script.

Below is a public link to a reference sample that demonstrates exposing variables.

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/en-us/exposing_indicator_values_that.htm