Access attributes of another indicator

[taotree]

Let's say I have 2 existing indicators: A, B. I want to create another indicator X that includes information from A and B. Without changing A and B at all, how can I access all the information about A and B?

I found this:

IndicatorA(Param1, Param2, etc.).Value[0]

worked to get me the value of one of them. But how do I get the color (the color changes over time in this indicator)?

Also, one of them is a paintbar, so I want to get the color of that, too.

Thanks!

[NinjaTrader_Ray]

Originally Posted by taotree

Let's say I have 2 existing indicators: A, B. I want to create another indicator X that includes information from A and B. Without changing A and B at all, how can I access all the information about A and B?

I found this:

IndicatorA(Param1, Param2, etc.).Value[0]

worked to get me the value of one of them. But how do I get the color (the color changes over time in this indicator)?

Also, one of them is a paintbar, so I want to get the color of that, too.

Thanks!

You will need to expose values that represent the color states of your paint bar. The following reference sample will be of help.

http://www.ninjatrader-support2.com/...ead.php?t=4991

[taotree]

If I understand your answer correctly, it doesn't satisfy my question. I said, without changing indicator A or B. Are you saying that there is no way to find out the color of a plot in another indicator?

[roonius]

Originally Posted by taotree

If I understand your answer correctly, it doesn't satisfy my question. I said, without changing indicator A or B. Are you saying that there is no way to find out the color of a plot in another indicator?

Color of a plot does not change.
You can access it (if it is regular plot)

Color mycolor = IndicatorA().Plots[0].Pen.Color;

[saturntd]

I have a 3rd party indicator which plots a line. The line can be one of 3 colors. I want to be able to access the current color in a strategy. Is there any way to do this? I can't see that they've exposed any public property to indicate the current color.

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

saturntd, welcome to our forums! Can you access the third party indicator code? Then it would be easiest to work with the conditions leading to the line color changes...

[saturntd]

Bertrand thanks for the response. I can't access their code it's proprietary.

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Then you should contact them and ask to add exposed indicator / signal states to their next revision if possible.