TimeFrame.Parse

method · TimeFrame · cAlgo.API

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It parses a string and if it matched to a timeframe name it returns that time frame otherwise it throws FormatException

Definition

C#Python

public static TimeFrame Parse(string value)

TimeFrame.Parse(value: str) -> TimeFrame

Parameters

Name	C# type	Python type	Description
`value`	`string`	`str`	Timeframe name

Returns TimeFrame — TimeFrame

Examples

C#Python

var timeFrame = TimeFrame.Parse("Hour4");
var bars = MarketData.GetBars(timeFrame);
Print("{0} bars loaded: {1}", timeFrame.ShortName, bars.Count);

timeFrame = TimeFrame.Parse("Hour4")
bars = api.MarketData.GetBars(timeFrame)
api.Print(f"{timeFrame.ShortName} bars loaded: {bars.Count}")