OnBarUpdate BarsInProgress[1] Clarification++

[Blairski]

Ninja's,

Please reference this previous post regarding BarsInProgress OnBarUpdate: https://ninjatrader.com/support/foru...ad.php?t=43737

Default Data series = 5 mins, secondary or first AddDataSeries = 1m

If I do not specify the BarsInProgress it runs like this:

OnBarUpdate() - 5 min .
OnBarUpdate() - 1 min
OnBarUpdate() - 1 min
OnBarUpdate() - 1 min
OnBarUpdate() - 1 min
OnBarUpdate() - 1 min
OnBarUpdate() - 5 min

Question1: How would I not specify BarsInProgress?!? Is this correct code logic to not specify BarsInProgress? "if (BarsInProgress != 0)" ?

Question 2:If I am using increment counters "x++" will the counters run and reset to zero at each OnBarUpdate listed above 5, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 5? (note: "private int x=0" is just above protected override void OnBarUpdate() in code.

Very much appreciated,
Blairski

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Blairski,

Not specifying which bars in progress means you wouldn't have any condition.

That line of code would be completely removed.

The code you have suggested 'if (BarsInProgress != 0)' would trigger the action for any series that is processing that is not the primary.

Removing the condition all together would allow the logic to run for all series.


Incrementing a variable without specifying which BarsInProgress would cause the variable to increment for all bars being updated.

Below is a publicly available link to the help guide on BarsInProgress.

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