Alert()

Definition
Generates a visual/audible alert for the Alerts window.

Calls to this method are ignored on historical data, it will only work in real-time.

Syntax
Alert(string id, Priority priority, string message, string soundLocation, int rearmSeconds, Color backColor, Color foreColor)

Method Of

Custom Indicator, Custom Strategy

Parameters
id	A unique id for this alert
priority	Any one of the following values: NinjaTrader.Cbi.Priority.High NinjaTrader.Cbi.Priority.Low NinjaTrader.Cbi.Priority.Medium
message	Alert message
soundLocation	File name of .wav file to play. Provide either the absolute file path or just the name if the file is located in C:\Program Files\NinjaTrader Installation Folder\sounds folder
rearmSeconds	Sets the number of seconds an alert will rearm. If the same alert (identified by the id parameter) is called within a time window of the time of last alert + rearmSeconds, the alert will be ignored.
backColor	The alert row back color (reference)
foreColor	The alert row fore color (reference)

Examples

// Generates an alert
Alert("myAlert", NinjaTrader.Cbi.Priority.High, "Reached threshold", "Alert1.wav", 10, Color.Black, Color.Yellow);