NinjaScript > Language Reference > Common > SessionIterator

Definition

Indicates a specified time is greater than the ActualSessionEnd property on the configured Trading Hours template.

Property Value

A bool value when true indicates the specified time is later than ActualSessionEnd; otherwise false.

Parameters

time	The DateTime value used to compare
includesEndTimeStamp	A bool determining if a timestamp of <n>:00 should fall into the current session. (e.g., used for time based intraday series such as minute or second).

Syntax

<SessionIterator>.IsNewSession(DateTime time, bool includesEndTimeStamp)

Example


bool takeTrades; protected override void OnBarUpdate() { // Switch a bool named takeTrades to false when IsNewSession() returns true. if (Bars.SessionIterator.IsNewSession(DateTime.Now, true)) ; { Alert("EOS", Priority.Medium, String.Format("New session beginning. Waiting until {0} to begin trading again"), " ", 5, Brushes.Black, Brushes.White); takeTrades = false; } // Set the bool back to true on the first bar of the new session if (Bars.IsFirstBarOfSession) takeTrades = true; }

bool takeTrades;

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
// Switch a bool named takeTrades to false when IsNewSession() returns true.
if (Bars.SessionIterator.IsNewSession(DateTime.Now, true)) ;
{
Alert("EOS", Priority.Medium, String.Format("New session beginning. Waiting until {0} to begin trading again"), " ", 5, Brushes.Black, Brushes.White);
takeTrades = false;
}

// Set the bool back to true on the first bar of the new session
if (Bars.IsFirstBarOfSession)
takeTrades = true;
}