---
id: "P:cAlgo.API.OptimizationDateTimeParameter.Step"
kind: "property"
type: "T:cAlgo.API.OptimizationDateTimeParameter"
url: "https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Plugin/Optimization/OptimizationDateTimeParameter/Step/"
---

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# OptimizationDateTimeParameter.Step

Member of [OptimizationDateTimeParameter](https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Plugin/Optimization/OptimizationDateTimeParameter/index.md).

## Step

Gets the step of the range, as a time span.

Environments: Desktop supported · CLI not supported · Cloud not supported.

- CLI: Available to plugins only, and plugins cannot run in the CLI.
- Cloud: Available to plugins only, and plugins cannot run in the cloud.

C#:

```csharp
public TimeSpan Step {get;}
```

Python:

```python
optimizationDateTimeParameter.Step: TimeSpan
```

### Returns

`TimeSpan` — 

Available since cAlgo.API 5.9.

### Examples

C#:

```csharp
var parameter = new OptimizationDateTimeParameter("SessionStart", new DateTime(2025, 1, 1, 6, 0, 0), new DateTime(2025, 1, 1, 12, 0, 0), TimeSpan.FromHours(1));
Print("Range step: {0} hours", parameter.Step.TotalHours);
```

Python:

```python
from System import DateTime, TimeSpan
parameter = OptimizationDateTimeParameter("SessionStart", DateTime(2025, 1, 1, 6, 0, 0), DateTime(2025, 1, 1, 12, 0, 0), TimeSpan.FromHours(1))
api.Print(f"Range step: {parameter.Step.TotalHours} hours")
```