error CS0117 does not contain a definition for 'value'

[PaulMohn]

These versions are same same as your sample with the
ticksString = "12345";
outside the chart control and dispatcher scope still does not set anything in the

Label Button 1 should be set to "A" (same as BttonMethods Selector Button 1 value)
Label Button 2 should be set to "C" (same as ButtonMethods Selector Button 2 value)

Same output as

https://forum.ninjatrader.com/filedata/fetch?id=1315735&d=1724694988

https://forum.ninjatrader.com/filedata/fetch?id=1315745&d=1724695277

                
                    else if (State == State.Historical)
                    {
                        Button1Label                = Btn1Lbl;
                        Button2Label                = Btn2Lbl;
                        
                        if (ChartControl != null)
                        {
                            ChartControl.Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(() =>
                            {
                                EnumtoLabel();
                            });
                        }
                    }​

        
        #region (OnStateChange)
        
            protected override void OnStateChange()
            {    
                #region (State == State.SetDefaults)
                
                    if (State == State.SetDefaults)
                    {
                       ...
                
                        #region BUTTONS PARAMETERS - BUTTONS METHOD ENUM SELECTORS
                
                            st1EnumVar                    = MyEnum4.X;
                            nd2EnumVar                    = MyEnum4.B;
                    
                        #endregion
                    
                        #region BUTTONS PARAMETERS
                        
                            Button1                        = true;
                            Button1Color                = Brushes.ForestGreen;
                            _button1Ticks                = 4;
                            
                            Button2                        = true;
                            Button2Color                = Brushes.Crimson;
                            _button2Ticks                = 2;
                        
                        #endregion

                    }
                    
                #endregion
                
                #region (State == State.Configure)
                
                    else if (State == State.Configure)
                    {
                    }
                    
                #endregion
                
                #region (State == State.DataLoaded)
                
                    else if (State == State.DataLoaded)
                    {
                    }
                    
                #endregion
                
                #region (State == State.Historical)
                
                    else if (State == State.Historical)
                    {
                        Button1Label                = Btn1Lbl;
                        Button2Label                = Btn2Lbl;
                        
                        if (ChartControl != null)
                        {
                            ChartControl.Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(() =>
                            {
                                EnumtoLabel();
                                CreateWPFControls();​​
                            });
                        }
                    }
                    
                #endregion
                    
                #region (State == State.Terminated)

                    else if (State == State.Terminated)
                    {
                        if (ChartControl != null)
                        {
                            ChartControl.Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(() =>
                            {
                                DisposeWPFControls();
                            });
                        }
                    }
                    
                #endregion
            }
        
        #endregion​

                
                    else if (State == State.DataLoaded)
                    {
                        Button1Label                = Btn1Lbl;
                        Button2Label                = Btn2Lbl;
                        
                        if (ChartControl != null)
                        {
                            ChartControl.Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(() =>
                            {
                                EnumtoLabel();
                            });
                        }​
                    }​

        
        #region (OnStateChange)
        
            protected override void OnStateChange()
            {    
                #region (State == State.SetDefaults)
                
                    if (State == State.SetDefaults)
                    {
                       ...
                
                        #region BUTTONS PARAMETERS - BUTTONS METHOD ENUM SELECTORS
                
                            st1EnumVar                    = MyEnum4.X;
                            nd2EnumVar                    = MyEnum4.B;
                    
                        #endregion
                    
                        #region BUTTONS PARAMETERS
                        
                            Button1                        = true;
                            Button1Color                = Brushes.ForestGreen;
                            _button1Ticks                = 4;
                            
                            Button2                        = true;
                            Button2Color                = Brushes.Crimson;
                            _button2Ticks                = 2;
                        
                        #endregion

                    }
                    
                #endregion
                
                #region (State == State.Configure)
                
                    else if (State == State.Configure)
                    {
                    }
                    
                #endregion
                
                #region (State == State.DataLoaded)
                
                    else if (State == State.DataLoaded)
                    {
                        Button1Label                = Btn1Lbl;
                        Button2Label                = Btn2Lbl;
                        
                        if (ChartControl != null)
                        {
                            ChartControl.Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(() =>
                            {
                                EnumtoLabel();
                            });
                        }​
                    }
                    
                #endregion
                
                #region (State == State.Historical)
                
                    else if (State == State.Historical)
                    {  
                          CreateWPFControls();​
                    }
                    
                #endregion
                    
                #region (State == State.Terminated)

                    else if (State == State.Terminated)
                    {
                        if (ChartControl != null)
                        {
                            ChartControl.Dispatcher.InvokeAsync(() =>
                            {
                                DisposeWPFControls();
                            });
                        }
                    }
                    
                #endregion
            }
        
        #endregion​

[PaulMohn]

Hello PaulMohn,

This may be due to the advanced custom C# code in your script including converting enums to strings.

I've modified the script to include the same text as the enum value in the button content.
[ATTACH]n1315771[/ATTACH]

If prints are not appearing the code is not being reached or a run-time error has been hit.

Have I misunderstood the issue?
Are you not trying to control text appearing in the button content?
Are you trying to set a public string input value based on the selection of an enum input value?

Here's a short demo of what is needed:

https://i.imgur.com/O0iyus7.mp4

https://web.archive.org/web/20240827142129/https://paste.c-net.org/EaglesSiren

In Btton Methods Selector Button 1 Field:
When I Change selection from
A to C, Label Button 1 field
Should Change to C too.
Insteat Nothing is Set.


Same for
In Button Methods Selector Button 2 Field:
When I Change selection from
B to X, Label Button 1 field
Should Change to X too.
Insteat Nothing is Set.

Those are correct:

Are you not trying to control text appearing in the button content?
Are you trying to set a public string input value based on the selection of an enum input value?

more specifically:

If the enum imput is C, then the Button 1 content string must be "C" as well.
same for the 2nd button.

To do this I used this method:

public void EnumtoLabel()
            {        
                #region #1 Buttons
                
                    #region ENUM LOOP BUTTON LABEL == BUTTON ENUM STRING
        
                        foreach (string value in Enum.GetNames(typeof(MyEnum3)))
                        {
                            Print("value0: " + value);
                            
                            MyEnum3 enumValue = (MyEnum3)Enum.Parse(typeof(MyEnum3), value);
                            
                            Print("enumValue: " + enumValue);
                            Print(" ");
                        
                            if (st1EnumVar == enumValue)
                                Btn1Lbl = value;
                            
                            Print("value1: " + value);
                            Print("Btn1Lbl: " + Btn1Lbl);
                        
                            if (nd2EnumVar == enumValue)
                                Btn2Lbl = value;
                            Print("value2: " + value);
                            Print("Btn2Lbl: " + Btn2Lbl);
                        }
                    
                    #endregion
                
                #endregion
            }​

In specifics, these should provide for the enum's input being replicated in the Buttons Strings Contents:

                        
                            if (st1EnumVar == enumValue)
                                Btn1Lbl = value;
                          
                        
                            if (nd2EnumVar == enumValue)
                                Btn2Lbl = value;​

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello PaulMohn,

It appears that you are not trying to control the text that appears in the button content, but instead are trying to set a public string input value when an enum value is changed.

For this you would need a custom typeconverter.

Below is a link to the reference sample which demonstrates.

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

[PaulMohn]

https://forum.ninjatrader.com/forum/ninjatrader-8/strategy-development/1315482-error-cs0117-does-not-contain-a-definition-for-value?p=1315568#post1315568

The foreach loop needs the break; statement at it's end,
else xX/yY get reset past the iteration when st1EnumVar == value / nd2EnumVar == value is true

                    MyEnum[] MyEnumArray1 = new MyEnum[]
                    {
                        MyEnum.B,
                        MyEnum.C,
                    };
                    
                    foreach (var value in MyEnumArray1)
                    {
                        Print("value " + value);
                        Print("st1EnumVar " + st1EnumVar);
                        Print("nd2EnumVar " + nd2EnumVar);
                        
                        xX = ( ( st1EnumVar == value ) ? ( " + " + _button1Ticks.ToString() ) : string.Empty );
                        yY = ( ( nd2EnumVar == value ) ? ( " + " + _button2Ticks.ToString() ) : string.Empty );
                        
                        Print("xX " + xX);
                        Print("yY " + yY);
                      
                        break;
                        
                    }​

https://stackoverflow.com/a/6417/10789707

[PaulMohn]

Working sub Enum Filter with foreach and break; :

https://pastecode.io/s/yr5di2iq

namespace NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.Strategies
{
    public enum MyMainEnum
    {Item1,Item2,Item3,ItemA,ItemB,ItemC};​

     ...


        protected void CreateWPFControls()
        {​
                        ...
                    
                        #region ADD BUTTONS TICKS # ONLY TO STP MOVE ENUM METHODS
                                        
                            MyMainEnum[] MySubEnumFilterArray = new MyMainEnum[]
                            {
                                MyMainEnum.ItemB,
                                MyMainEnum.Item2,
                            };


                            foreach (var value in MySubEnumFilterArray)
                            {
                                if (EnumValA == value)
                                {
                                    subTicksCheck0 = ( " + " + _button0Ticks.ToString() );
                                    break;
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    subTicksCheck0 = string.Empty;
                                }
                                
                                if (EnumValB == value)
                                {
                                    subTicksCheck1 = ( " + " + _button1Ticks.ToString() );
                                    break;
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    subTicksCheck1 = string.Empty;
                                }
                            }

                        #endregion​

https://stackoverflow.com/a/6509926/10789707

[PaulMohn]

Working sub Enum Filter with LINQ and .Any / .Equals :

https://pastecode.io/s/4om5j2ia

namespace NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.Strategies
{
    public enum MyMainEnum
    {Item1,Item2,Item3,ItemA,ItemB,ItemC};​

     ...


        protected void CreateWPFControls()
        {​
                        ...
                    
                        #region ADD BUTTONS TICKS # ONLY TO STP MOVE ENUM METHODS​

                            MyMainEnum[] MySubEnumFilterArray = new MyMainEnum[]
                            {
                                MyMainEnum.ItemB,
                                MyMainEnum.Item2,
                            };
                                
                            if ( MySubEnumFilterArray.Any(s => s.Equals(EnumValA)) )
                            {
                                subTicksCheck0 = ( " + " + _button0Ticks.ToString() );
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                subTicksCheck0 = string.Empty;
                            }
                            
                            if ( MySubEnumFilterArray.Any(s => s.Equals(EnumValB)) )
                            {
                                subTicksCheck1 = ( " + " + _button1Ticks.ToString() );
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                subTicksCheck1 = string.Empty;
                            }​
                    
                        #endregion

https://stackoverflow.com/a/6509948/10789707

[PaulMohn]

Working sub Enum Filter with LINQ and .Any / .Equals and ternary operator:

https://pastecode.io/s/1epihsdf

namespace NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.Strategies
{
    public enum MyMainEnum
    {Item1,Item2,Item3,ItemA,ItemB,ItemC};​

     ...


        protected void CreateWPFControls()
        {​
                        ...
                    
                        #region ADD BUTTONS TICKS # ONLY TO STP MOVE ENUM METHODS​

                            MyMainEnum[] MySubEnumFilterArray = new MyMainEnum[]
                            {
                                MyMainEnum.ItemB,
                                MyMainEnum.Item2,
                            };
                                
                            subTicksCheck0 = ( MySubEnumFilterArray.Any(s => s.Equals(EnumValA)) )
                                                        ? ( " + " + _button0Ticks.ToString() )
                                                        : ( string.Empty );
                            
                            subTicksCheck1 = ( MySubEnumFilterArray.Any(s => s.Equals(EnumValB)) )
                                                        ? ( " + " + _button1Ticks.ToString() )
                                                        : ( string.Empty );​
                    
                        #endregion