In C# how do I compare the current bar's time with a hardcoded 14:30:00?

August 27th, 2014, 02:26 PM

August 27th, 2014, 04:12 PM

as an example :

if ((String.Compare(Time[0].ToString("yyyyddMM"),"20140309") < 0) ||
(String.Compare(Time[0].ToString("yyyyddMM"), "20140330") >0))
{
// do what you want to do...
}

Is this what you need ?

regards,
Ron

August 27th, 2014, 04:19 PM

JHall65

In C# how do I compare the current bar's time with a hardcoded 14:30:00?

as an example :

if ((String.Compare(Time[0].ToString("HHmmss"),"143000") < 0) ||
(String.Compare(Time[0].ToString("HHmmss"), "144500") >0))
{
// do what you want to do...
// do nothing between 14:30:00 and 14:45:00
}

Is this what you need ?

regards,
Ron

August 27th, 2014, 04:32 PM

Or, more simply, using the ToTime() method...

Code

if (ToTime(Time[0]) == 143000)
   // do something

August 27th, 2014, 04:37 PM

rleplae

as an example :

if ((String.Compare(Time[0].ToString("yyyyddMM"),"20140309") < 0) ||
(String.Compare(Time[0].ToString("yyyyddMM"), "20140330") >0))
{
// do what you want to do...
}

Is this what you need ?

regards,
Ron

Ron, thanks for your help! I am trying to record a settlement price. So it would be nice to know the format to use for 14:30.

Thanks again,

Jason

August 27th, 2014, 04:40 PM

JHall65

Ron, thanks for your help! I am trying to record a settlement price. So it would be nice to know the format to use for 14:30.

Thanks again,

Jason

@shodson gave a shorter, more simple solution

but i'm also creating class libraries/trading strategies that run outside of NT
and then a more standard c# approach is better
but if you stay withing NT and don't run the code outside NT,
then the solution of @shodson is cleaner... and preferable

August 27th, 2014, 04:51 PM

rleplae

but i'm also creating class libraries/trading strategies that run outside of NT and then a more standard c# approach is better

Without using anything Ninjatrader-specific...

Code

if (Time[0]. Hour == 14 && Time[0]. Minute == 30)
    // do stuff

However, Time[0] is a Ninjatrader-specific DataSeries so you'll have to de-Ninja that if you want to be pure...

August 28th, 2014, 02:01 PM

Thanks for the responses! The Multicharts.Net version I came up with is this:

Code

if (Bars.TimeValue.Hour == 14 && Bars.TimeValue.Minute == 30 && Bars.TimeValue.Second == 00 ) {
m_settlementPrice.Value = Bars.Close.Value;
}

However, now I have another question: How do I get that code to run only once if I am using tick data? The other problem is that by using seconds, I sometimes get no result for that day, because no ticks happened right at the 0th second. Any suggestions?

August 28th, 2014, 02:12 PM

JHall65

Thanks for the responses! The Multicharts.Net version I came up with is this:

Code

if (Bars.TimeValue.Hour == 14 && Bars.TimeValue.Minute == 30 && Bars.TimeValue.Second == 00 ) {
m_settlementPrice.Value = Bars.Close.Value;
}

However, now I have another question: How do I get that code to run only once if I am using tick data? The other problem is that by using seconds, I sometimes get no result for that day, because no ticks happened right at the 0th second. Any suggestions?

i was just going to say.... with that if, it will only trigger if exactly on that time there is a bar,
if there is 5 second silence, then your code would not be triggered

therefore you would more likely do something like this :

if (Bars.TimeValue.Hour == 14 && Bars.TimeValue.Minute >= 30 && myBarFlag==0 )
{
m_settlementPrice.Value = Bars.Close.Value;
myBarFlag = 1;
}

if (Bars.TimeValue.Hour == 14 && Bars.TimeValue.Minute < 30 && Bars.TimeValue.Minute >= 20 )
{
myBarFlag = 0;
}

this would trigger the update with the first tick after 14:30:XX
and reset the flag a few minutes before that time

how does that sound ?

August 28th, 2014, 02:38 PM

Perfect! That's exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for your help!

In C# how do I compare the current bar's time with a hardcoded 14:30:00?

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In C# how do I compare the current bar's time with a hardcoded 14:30:00?