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

> Documentation index for agents: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/llms.txt · machine index: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/api.json

# OptimizationSettings.Criteria

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

## Criteria

Gets the standard optimization criteria. Ignored when [`OptimizationSettings.UseCustomFitness`](https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Plugin/Optimization/OptimizationSettings/UseCustomFitness/index.md) is true.

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 IReadOnlyList<OptimizationCriterion> Criteria {get;}
```

Python:

```python
optimizationSettings.Criteria: Sequence[OptimizationCriterion]
```

### Returns

`IReadOnlyList<OptimizationCriterion>` — 

Available since cAlgo.API 5.9.

### Examples

C#:

```csharp
var criteria = new[] { new OptimizationCriterion(OptimizationCriterionType.ProfitFactor, OptimizationCriterionDirection.Maximize) };
var settings = new OptimizationSettings(new DateTime(2025, 1, 1), new DateTime(2025, 3, 1), 10000, criteria);
foreach (var criterion in settings.Criteria)
    Print("Criterion: {0} {1}", criterion.Direction, criterion.Type);
```

Python:

```python
from System import DateTime
criteria = [OptimizationCriterion(OptimizationCriterionType.ProfitFactor, OptimizationCriterionDirection.Maximize)]
settings = OptimizationSettings(DateTime(2025, 1, 1), DateTime(2025, 3, 1), 10000, criteria)
for criterion in settings.Criteria:
    api.Print(f"Criterion: {criterion.Direction} {criterion.Type}")
```