Capture UI Setting

[TAJTrades]

Can I capture the UI setting in a Strategy for the Trading Hours? If so, how?

I am attempting to AddSataSeries but only if the TRading Hours is ETH.

This code will not work because the Bars Object is not available in State.Configure. So I though about capturing the Trading Selection to test for ETH.

            else if (State == State.Configure)
            {
                if(Bars.TradingHours.Name.Contains(" ETH"))
                {
                    //    tajBar == 159753
                    AddDataSeries(null, new BarsPeriod(){ BarsPeriodType  = (BarsPeriodType) 159753, Value  = BarsPeriod.Value, Value2 = BarsPeriod.Value2},"CME US Index Futures RTH", true);                
                }

            }

            else if (State == State.DataLoaded)
            {
                    //    ETH Chart
                    if(Bars.TradingHours.Name.Contains(" ETH"))
                    {
                        DayType = tajBarDayType(BarsArray[1]);
                    }

                    //    RTH Chart
                    else
                    {
                        DayType = tajBarDayType();
                        AddChartIndicator(DayType);    
                    }
            }            
​ 

The item I am trying to capture in the UI is Trading Hours.
then use it in State.Configure instead of the Bars Object.

[NinjaTrader_Gaby]

Hello TAJTrades,

Thank you for your post.

Unfortunately, it's not possible to do this since the trading hours information is not available until State is State.DataLoaded:

"Warning: The properties in this class should NOT be accessed within the OnStateChange() method before the State has reached State.DataLoaded"

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpguides/nt8/tradinghours.htm

And all calls to AddDataSeries() must be made when State is State.Configure:

"This method should ONLY be called from the OnStateChange() method during State.Configure"

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpguides/nt8/adddataseries.htm

[TAJTrades]

I am familiar with all that replied.

They question is can I somehow get the "Trading hours" parameter from the UI from within State.Configure? This question is NOT about using the Bars Object in State.Configure.

[NinjaTrader_Gaby]

Hello TAJTrades,

Unfortunately, it is not possible to get this information before State.DataLoaded. As stated in the Help Guide link in my previous reply:

"Warning: The properties in this class should NOT be accessed within the OnStateChange() method before the State has reached State.DataLoaded"

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

There is no workaround to obtain the trading hours info another way before State.DataLoaded.