I'm new to c# and NJ script.

I am trying use different methods to work with arrays, take for instance the max, min and length of an array. I see that there are methods such as

 

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array.max   array.min array.length

which are found in system.int32 and System.array. How do I add these references to NJ. I would guess they are automatically included.

what are you trying to do ?

cutzpr 

I'm new to c# and NJ script. I am trying use different methods to work with arrays, take for instance the max, min and length of an array. I see that there are methods such as   Code array.max   array.min array.length  which are found in system.int32 and System.array. How do I add these references to NJ. I would guess they are automatically included.

By "NJ" do you mean "NT" (NinjaTrader)?

When you run the NT New Indicator wizard, it will write out a stub indicator that you can modify, and it will put these "using" declarations into the code, which is how references to different namespaces are added in C#:

#region Using declarations
using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
using System.Xml.Serialization;
using NinjaTrader.Cbi;
using NinjaTrader.Data;
using NinjaTrader.Gui.Chart;
#endregion

If you ever need to reference anything else, you put in the appropriate "using" statement.

If you're not familiar with C# development, I would do some work to get familiar with developing code there, and then dig through some of the code for the standard NT indicators, plus the Help file on NinjaScript, to see what classes are provided and how things are implemented.

Good luck.

Bob.

I tried to add System.Int32 and System.Array in the declarations but they are unavailable in the NJ editor. Please take a look at the image to see what I am talking about.

I should also add I am using NT 8

cutzpr 

I tried to add System.Int32 and System.Array in the declarations but they are unavailable in the NJ editor. Please take a look at the image to see what I am talking about. I should also add I am using NT 8

You don't need additional libraries.
To declare an array just add the square brackets ([]) after the object type:

 

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int[] numbers = new int[5]; Print("len: " + numbers.Length;

cutzpr 

I tried to add System.Int32 and System.Array in the declarations but they are unavailable in the NJ editor. Please take a look at the image to see what I am talking about. I should also add I am using NT 8

Obviously, I should have asked before offering advice, since I have not gotten into NT8 yet and am not familiar with its editor. Apologies for that.

However, in general I assume you can just type in any appropriate using statement in the NT8 editor and it should compile.

I see that @sam028 has already given the answer, which I wasn't thinking of because I was focused on the "usings".... Duh.

Bob.

sam028 

You don't need additional libraries. To declare an array just add the square brackets ([]) after the object type:   Code int[] numbers = new int[5]; Print("len: " + numbers.Length;

I wanted to find the length of a given array/series and also be able to get the array position with the highest number and lowest number without have to use a loop to go through the entire series.

cutzpr 

I wanted to find the length of a given array/series and also be able to get the array position with the highest number and lowest number without have to use a loop to go through the entire series.

You can try something like this:

 

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int[] numbers = new int[5]; ... Print("len: " + numbers.Length;  int indexAtMax = numbers.ToList().IndexOf(numbers.Max()); int indexAtMin = numbers.ToList().IndexOf(numbers.Min());

sam028 

You can try something like this:   Code int[] numbers = new int[5]; ... Print("len: " + numbers.Length;  int indexAtMax = numbers.ToList().IndexOf(numbers.Max()); int indexAtMin = numbers.ToList().IndexOf(numbers.Min());

Thanks @sam028. For some reason the . Length was not working for me.