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OptimizationSettings.DataFile

property · OptimizationSettings · cAlgo.API Since 5.9

DesktopCLICloud

Gets the path to the data file used for the optimization.

Environment behaviour

CLI — not supported. Available to plugins only, and plugins cannot run in the CLI.

Cloud — not supported. Available to plugins only, and plugins cannot run in the cloud.

Definition

public string DataFile {get; set;}

optimizationSettings.DataFile: str

Returns string

Examples

var criteria = new[] { new OptimizationCriterion(OptimizationCriterionType.NetProfit, OptimizationCriterionDirection.Maximize) };
var settings = new OptimizationSettings(new DateTime(2025, 1, 1), new DateTime(2025, 3, 1), 10000, criteria)
{
    DataMode = BacktestingDataMode.M1Csv,
    DataFile = @"C:\Data\EURUSD_M1.csv"
};
Print("Optimization data file: {0}", settings.DataFile);

from System import DateTime
criteria = [OptimizationCriterion(OptimizationCriterionType.NetProfit, OptimizationCriterionDirection.Maximize)]
settings = OptimizationSettings(DateTime(2025, 1, 1), DateTime(2025, 3, 1), 10000, criteria)
settings.DataMode = BacktestingDataMode.M1Csv
settings.DataFile = r"C:\Data\EURUSD_M1.csv"
api.Print(f"Optimization data file: {settings.DataFile}")