NxCategoryField
The structure NxCategoryField is defined in NxCoreAPI.h as:
struct NxCategoryField {
const char* FieldName;
const char* FieldInfo;
unsigned char Set;
unsigned char FieldType;
unsigned char alignment[6];
union { // field is ONE of the following depending on 'FieldType' member.
__int64 i64Bit; // FieldType == NxCFT_64BIT (1)
int i32Bit; // FieldType == NxCFT_32BIT (2)
const char* StringZ; // FieldType == NxCFT_STRINGZ (3)
double Double; // FieldType == NxCFT_DOUBLE (4)
NxPrice nxPrice; // FieldType == NxCFT_PRICE (5)
NxDate nxDate; // FieldType == NxCFT_DATE (6)
NxTime nxTime; // FieldType == NxCFT_TIME (7)
NxString* pnxString; // FieldType == NxCFT_NxSTRING (8)
StringTableItem stringTableItem; // FieldType == NxCFT_STRING_IDX (9) or NxCFT_STRING_MAP (10)
} data;
};
A null-terminated ASCII string for the name of the field.
Contains any comments about the field, may be empty
Has the value 1 if the field has valid data. The value 0 means the data member is not present.
Indicates which union member to use to interpret the data. Each field will be one of the following types:
| # | Field #define | Type | Name | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NxCFT_64BIT | __int64 | i64Bit | Used mostly for Total Volume and fields that may exceed 32 bits |
| 2 | NxCFT_32BIT | int | i32Bit | Very common. Used for most numbers that are not prices. |
| 3 | NxCFT_STRINGZ | const char* | StringZ | null-terminated ASCII string. Used for Company Names, etc. |
| 4 | NxCFT_DOUBLE | double | Double | Currently, not used for any field in any category. |
| 5 | NxCFT_PRICE | NxPrice | nxPrice | A simple structure containing a 32 bit price with the decimal place indicated by PriceType. |
| 6 | NxCFT_DATE | NxDate | nxDate | The structure NxDate used for expiration dates, dividend/split dates, etc. |
| 7 | NxCFT_TIME | NxTime | nxTime | The structure NxTime used for last trade time, quote times, etc. |
| 8 | NxCFT_NxSTRING | NxString* | pnxString | A pointer to an NxString. Used mostly by Options for a direct link to the underlying. |
| 9 | NxCFT_STRING_IDX | StringTableItem | stringTableItem | The structure StringTableItem which indicates the table, and index for a defined string. |
| 10 | NxCFT_STRING_MAP | StringTableItem | stringTableItem | Same as NxCFT_STRING_IDX, but index is a series of 32 bits, one for each string in a defined table. |
Union of all possible values, selected by FieldType.
Example
For example of category usage see here