How to input DateTime variable [SOLVED]

mirek · Postby **mirek** » 08 Feb 2013

Hi all,

I would like to use time variable for start and end of calculation (STime, ETime). Can someone point me to the example in MC.NET?

I want to compare variable later with Bar.Time.

Thank you
mirek
EL format of variable was STime=0930.

Henry MultiСharts · Postby **Henry MultiСharts** » 08 Feb 2013

Hello mirek,

You need to set the time through input and then use DateTime.Parse Method

mirek · Postby **mirek** » 08 Feb 2013

Hi Henry,

thank you for the quick response and pointing me to the right direction. I am just posting code to help someone else if he needs it.

If you have any comments just let me know.

mirek

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public _myInd(object _ctx):base(_ctx)

		{

			STime = "09:30";

		}

				

		[Input]

        public string STime { get; set; }



	private IPlotObject plot1;



		protected override void Create() {

			// create variable objects, function objects, plot objects etc.

			plot1 = AddPlot(new PlotAttributes("", EPlotShapes.Line, Color.Cyan));

		}

		protected override void StartCalc() {

			// assign inputs 

		}

		protected override void CalcBar(){

			// indicator logic 

			DateTime mySTime;

			

			mySTime = DateTime.Parse(STime);

			

			if (Bars.Time[0] == mySTime) 

....

SSS · Postby **SSS** » 22 Apr 2013

Hello.

My indicator uses an ITextObject which has a border (myTextObject.Border = true), and it is anchored to the right of the current bar (myTextObject.HStyle = ETextStyleH.Right); but the border always seems to obscure the current bar, especially if I'm using OHLC bars.

Is there a way I can make the ITextObject draw at a time coordinate which is in the future? At present, I'm making it appear next to the current bar using something like:

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myTextObject.Location = new ChartPoint(Bars.Time[0], Bars.High[0])

However, I want it to appear further away to the right, as if locating it two or three bars into the future.

In PowerLanguage, I believe this is not possible; but a workaround was created by TS users which used the following functions:

AddTime:

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[LegacyColorValue = true]; 



{ User Function: AddTime

   Inputs : xTime - time in 24 hour format.

   Minutes - amount to add/subtract to xTime.  

   Sample Usage :

   if (Time[0] > AddTime (Sess1StartTime, +30))

   then ...

   Returns: Adjusted time in 24 hour format.

   }

   Inputs : xTime (NumericSimple),

   Minutes (NumericSimple) ;

   

   AddTime = MinutesToTime (TimeToMinutes (xTime) + Minutes) ;

MinutesToTime:

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inputs: Minutes( numericsimple ) ;

variables: var0( 0 ), var1( 1 / 60 ), var2( 0 ) ;

var0 = IntPortion( Minutes * var1 ) ;

var2 = Minutes - 60 * var0 ;

MinutesToTime = 100 * Mod( var0, 24 ) + var2 ;

TimeToMinutes:

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inputs: XTime( numericsimple ) ;

Value1 = XTime * .01 ;

TimeToMinutes = 60 * IntPortion( Value1 ) + 100 * FracPortion( Value1 ) ;

Can something similar be created in MC .NET? If so, please point me in the right direction (for example DateTime?).

Alternatively, is it easy to extend ETextStyleH so that, instead of taking .Left, .Right, and .Centre as properties, it accepts other arguments like ".Right + myOffset"? or ".Left + myOffset"?

Henry MultiСharts · Postby **Henry MultiСharts** » 22 Apr 2013

Hello.

My indicator uses an ITextObject which has a border (myTextObject.Border = true), and it is anchored to the right of the current bar (myTextObject.HStyle = ETextStyleH.Right); but the border always seems to obscure the current bar, especially if I'm using OHLC bars.

Is there a way I can make the ITextObject draw at a time coordinate which is in the future? At present, I'm making it appear next to the current bar using something like:

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myTextObject.Location = new ChartPoint(Bars.Time[0], Bars.High[0])

Hello SSS,

You can offset the bars to the right by assigning the time value from the future with the help of AddMinutes or AddSeconds (depending on your chart resolution) methods of DateTime structure:

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Bars.Time[0].AddMinutes(5);

SSS · Postby **SSS** » 22 Apr 2013

Hello SSS,

You can offset the bars to the right by assigning the time value from the future with the help of AddMinutes or AddSeconds (depending on your chart resolution) methods of DateTime structure:
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Bars.Time[0].AddMinutes(5);

Thanks. You guys are great!

Dru · Postby **Dru** » 23 Apr 2013

I would like to use time variable for start and end of calculation (STime, ETime). Can someone point me to the example in MC.NET?
I want to compare variable later with Bar.Time.

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		[Input]

		public DateTime StartTime{get;set;}

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