Manipulating DateTime objects

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Manipulating DateTime objects

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An essential element of any trader's strategies or indicators is time. You may find yourself wanting a high and low marker for a certain timeframe or you might want something drawn on your charts during those choppy lunch hours. DateTime objects are included in the .NET framework, and they can be used to do any time related action, like limiting trading hours or finding the highest high between 9:30AM and 10:30AM.

 

Key concepts in this example

Common manipulation of DateTime objects

 

Important related documentation

DateTime

DateTime.Add()

DateTime.Compare()

DateTime.Now

DateTime.TryParse()

TimeSpan

DateTime.ToString(string)

string.Format()

 

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SampleDateTimeFunctions_NT8.zip