TradingHours.Get vs. String2TradingHours & Converters

[EquityTrader]

Hi,


TradingHours.Get() vs. TradingHours.String2TradingHours()

Question #1: Is there any difference between using TradingHours.Get("The Name of a Trading Hours Template") and TradingHours.String2TradingHours("The Name of a Trading Hours Template")?

Question #2:Is one of these better to use in certain situations but the other better for other situations?


TradingHoursDataConverter vs. OrderFlowPlusTradingHoursDataConverter

Question #3: Also, is there any difference between using TradingHoursDataConverter and OrderFlowPlusTradingHoursDataConverter attribute to decorate a string property that represents the name of a trading hours template so that it appears as a drop-down list in the NinjaTrader user interface, other than that the "Use Current" item in the drop-down list created by decorating a string property with the TradingHoursDataConverter is "<Use instrument settings>" whereas the "Use Current" item in the drop-down list created by decorating a string property with the OrderFlowPlusTradingHoursDataConverter is "<Use data series settings>"?

Question #4: Is one of these better to use in certain situations but the other better for other situations?

Thank you in advance!

EquityTrader

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello EquityTrader,

As these are not documented in the help guide, I'll need to do some research on these questions.

I appreciate your patience.

[EquityTrader]

Hi ChelseaB,

Thank you very much in advance for your time and expertise. I am sure that I am not the only one who would like to fully understand these aspects of using these powerful "Trading Hours" drop-down lists in my strategies and indicators.

Best regards,

EquityTrader

[EquityTrader]

Hi ChelseaB,

It has been a week so I am just checking in. I still need to know the answers to the questions in my original post. Can you or someone else on your team please help me?

Thank you very much,

EquityTrader

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello EquityTrader,

In researching I'm not seeing any difference in these methods and these can be used interchangeably.

As TradingHours.Get() is documented, I would recommend using this instead of TradingHours.String2TradingHours() which is an internal method and subject to change without documentation or a release note.

[EquityTrader]

Hi ChelseaB,

Thank you for your help with this and for your time.

EquityTrader