DrawingObjects

AddChartAndrewsPitchfork()

Description

This drawing object draws an Andrew’s Pitchfork.

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Usage

AddChartAndrewsPitchfork(string name, bool autoScale, int start1BarsBack, double start1Y, int start2BarsBack, double start2Y, int start3BarsBack, double start3Y, Color color, DashStyle dashStyle, int width)
AddChartAndrewsPitchfork(string name, bool autoScale, DateTime start1Time, double start1Y, DateTime start2Time, double start2Y, DateTime start3Time, double start3Y, Color color, DashStyle dashStyle, int width)

Return Value

A drawing object of the type IAndrewsPitchfork (interface)

Parameter

name	A clearly identifiable name for the drawing object
autoScale	Adjusts the scale of the y-axis so that drawing objects can be viewed in their entirety
start1BarsBack	Number of bars ago for start point 1 (x-axis)
start1Time	Date/time for start point 1 (x-axis)
start1Y	y-value for start point 1
start2BarsBack	Number of bars ago for start point 2 (x-axis)
start2Time	Date/time for start point 2 (x-axis)
start2Y	y-value for start point 2
start3BarsBack	Number of bars ago for start point 3 (x-axis)
start3Time	Date/time for start point 3 (x-axis)
start3Y	y-value for start point 3
color	Color of the object
dashStyle	LevelLine styles:
	DashStyle.Dash
	DashStyle.DashDot
	DashStyle.DashDotDot
	DashStyle.Dot
	DashStyle.Solid
	You may have to integrate: using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
width	LevelLine strength in points

Example

// Draw the Andrew’s Pitchfork (“MyAPF”)
AddChartAndrewsPitchfork("MyAPF-" + ProcessingBarIndex, true, 4, Low[4], 3, High[3], 1, Low[1], Color.Black, DashStyle.Solid, 2);

AddChartArc()

Description

AddChartArc() draws a circular arc.

Usage

AddChartArc(string name, int barsBackStart, double startY, int barsBackEnd, double endY, Color color)
AddChartArc(string name, bool isAutoScale, int barsBackStart, double startY, int barsBackEnd, double endY, Color color, DashStyle dashStyle, int width)
AddChartArc(string name, bool isAutoScale, double startX, double  startY,double  endX,double  endY, double  middleX, double  middleY, Color color, DashStyle dashStyle, int width, showOnTop);

Return Value

A drawing object of the type IArc (interface)

Parameter

name	A clearly identifiable name for the drawing object
IsAutoScale	Adjusts the scale of the y-axis so that drawing objects can be viewed in their entirety
startX, startY	Beginning of the arch line
middleX, middleY	Top arc coordinate
endX, endY	end of the arch line
barsBackEnd	Number of bars ago for the end point
endTime	Date/time for the end point
endY	y-value for the end point
color	Color of the drawing object
dashStyle	LevelLine style:
	DashStyle.Dash
	DashStyle.DashDot
	DashStyle.DashDotDot
	DashStyle.Dot
	DashStyle.Solid
	You may have to integrate: using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
width	LevelLine strength in points

Example

// AddChart a blue arc
AddChartArc("MyArc-" + ProcessingBarIndex, true, 10, 10, 0, 20, Color.Blue, DashStyle.Solid, 3);
//Add Arc
AddChartArc("test", true, first.Time, 1854, last.Time, 1854, mid.Time, 1938, Color.Black, DashStyle.Custom, 1, true);

AddChartArrowDown()

Description

AddChartArrowDown() draws an arrow pointing downwards:

AddChartArrowDown()

See AddChartArrowUp(), AddChartArrowDown(), AddChartDiamond(), AddChartDot(), AddChartSquare(), AddChartTriangleUp(), AddChartTriangleDown().

Usage

AddChartArrowDown(string name, bool autoScale, int barsAgo, double y, Color color)
AddChartArrowDown(string name, bool autoScale, DateTime time, double y, Color color)

Return Value

A drawing object of the type IArrowDown (interface)

Parameter

name	A clearly identifiable name for the drawing object
autoScale	Adjusts the scale of the y-axis so that drawing objects can be viewed in their entirety
barsAgo	Sets the preceding bar on which the arrow should be drawn (0 = current bar)
time	Date/time of the bar on which the arrow should be drawn
y	y-value for the arrow
color	Color of the drawing object

Example

// Draws a red arrow 3 ticks above the high for the current bar
AddChartArrowDown("MyArrow-" + ProcessingBarIndex, true, 0, High[0] + 3*TickSize, Color.Red);
// Draws a red arrow on a three-bar reversal pattern
if(High[2] > High[3] && High[1] > High[2] && Close[0] < Open[0])
AddChartArrowDown(ProcessingBarIndex.ToString(), true, 0, High[0] + 3*TickSize, Color.Red);

AddChartArrowLine()

Description

AddChartArrowLine() draws an arrow:

AddChartArrowLine()

Usage

 AddChartArrowLine (string name,  int  barsBackStart,  double  startY,  int  barsBackEnd,  double  endY, Color color)
 AddChartArrowLine (string name,  bool  autoScale,  int  barsBackStart,  double  startY,  int  barsBackEnd,  double  endY, Color color, DashStyle dashStyle,  int  width)
 AddChartArrowLine (string name,  bool  autoScale, DateTime startTime,  double  startY, DateTime endTime,  double  endY, Color color, DashStyle dashStyle,  int  width)

Return Value

A drawing object of the type IArrowLine (interface)

Parameter

name	A clearly identifiable name for the drawing object
autoScale	Adjusts the scale of the y-axis so that drawing objects can be viewed in their entirety
barsBackStart	Sets the preceding bar at which the arrow should start (0 = current bar)
startTime	Date/time of the bar at which the arrow should start
startY	y-value for the starting point of the arrow
barsBackEnd	Sets the preceding bar at which the arrow should end (0 = current bar)
endTime	Date/time at which the arrow should end
endY	y-value at which the arrow should end
color	Color of the drawing object
dashStyle	LevelLine style:
	DashStyle.Dash
	DashStyle.DashDot
	DashStyle.DashDotDot
	DashStyle.Dot
	DashStyle.Solid
	You may have to integrate: using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
width	LevelLine strength in points

Example

// Draws a black arrow
AddChartArrowLine("MyArrow-" + ProcessingBarIndex, false, 10, 10, 0, 5, Color.Black, DashStyle.Solid, 4);

AddChartArrowUp()

Description

AddChartArowUp() draws an arrow pointing upwards:

AddChartArrowUp()

See AddChartArrowUp(), AddChartArrowDown(), AddChartDiamond(), AddChartDot(), AddChartSquare(), AddChartTriangleUp(), AddChartTriangleDown().

Usage

AddChartArrowUp(string name, bool autoScale, int barsAgo, double y, Color color)
AddChartArrowUp(string name, bool autoScale, DateTime time, double y, Color color)

Return Value

A drawing object of the type IArrowUp (interface)

Parameter

name	A clearly identifiable name for the drawing object
autoScale	Adjusts the scale of the y-axis so that drawing objects can be viewed in their entirety
barsAgo	Sets the preceding bar on which the arrow should be drawn (0 = current bar)
time	Date/time at which the arrow should be drawn
y	y-value for the arrow
color	Color of the drawing object

Example

// Draws a green arrow for the current bar 3 ticks below the low
AddChartArrowUp("MyArrow-" + ProcessingBarIndex, true, 0, Low[0] - 3*TickSize, Color.Green);

AddChartDiamond()

Description

AddChartDiamond() draws a diamond:

AddChartDiamond()

See AddChartArrowUp(), AddChartArrowDown(), AddChartDiamond(), AddChartDot(), AddChartSquare(), AddChartTriangleUp(), AddChartTriangleDown().

Usage

AddChartDiamond(string name, bool autoScale, int barsAgo, double y, Color color)
AddChartDiamond(string name, bool autoScale, DateTime time, double y, Color color)

Return Value

A drawing object of the type IDiamond (interface)

Parameter

name	A clearly identifiable name for the drawing object
autoScale	Adjusts the scale of the y-axis so that drawing objects can be viewed in their entirety
barsAgo	Defines the preceding bar on which the diamond should be drawn
time	Date/time of the bar on which the diamond should be drawn
y	y-value on which the diamond should be drawn
color	Color of the drawing object

Example

// Draws a light blue diamond for the current bar 5 ticks below the low
AddChartDiamond("MyDiamond-" + ProcessingBarIndex, true, 0, Low[0] - 5*TickSize, Color.SteelBlue);

AddChartDot()

Description

AddChartDot() draws a dot:

AddChartDot()

See AddChartArrowUp(), AddChartArrowDown(), AddChartDiamond(), AddChartDot(), AddChartSquare(), AddChartTriangleUp(), AddChartTriangleDown().

Usage

AddChartDot(string name, bool autoScale, int barsAgo, double y, Color color)
AddChartDot(string name, bool autoScale, DateTime time, double y, Color color)

Return Value

A drawing object of the type IDot (interface)

Parameter

name	A clearly identifiable name for the drawing object
autoScale	Adjusts the scale of the y-axis so that drawing objects can be viewed in their entirety
barsAgo	Defines the preceding bar on which the dot should be drawn (0 = current bar)
time	The date/time at which the dot should be drawn
y	y-value at which the dot should be drawn
color	Color of the drawing object

Example

// Draws an orange dot for the current bar 5 ticks above the high
AddChartDot("MyDot-" + ProcessingBarIndex, true, 0, High[0] + 5*TickSize, Color.Orange);

AddChartEllipse()

Description

AddChartEllipse() draws an ellipse.

Usage

AddChartEllipse(string name, int barsBackStart, double startY, int barsBackEnd, double endY, Color color)
AddChartEllipse(string name, bool autoScale, int barsBackStart, double startY, int barsBackEnd, double endY, Color color, Color areaColor, int areaOpacity)
AddChartEllipse(string name, bool autoScale, DateTime startTime, double startY, DateTime endTime, double endY, Color color, Color areaColor, int areaOpacity)

Return Value

A drawing object of the type IEllipse (interface)

Parameter

name	A clearly identifiable name for the drawing object
autoScale	Adjusts the scale of the y-axis so that drawing objects can be viewed in their entirety
barsBackStart	Sets the preceding bar at which the ellipse should start
startTime	Date/time at which the ellipse should start
startY	y-value for the start of the ellipse
barsBackEnd	Sets the preceding bar at which the ellipse should end (0 = current bar)
endTime	Date/time at which the ellipse should end
endY	y-value for the end of the ellipse
color	Border color of the drawing object
areaColor	Fill color of the drawing object
areaOpacity	Transparency of the fill color value between 0 and 255 (0 = completely transparent , 255 = completely opaque)

Example

// Draws a yellow ellipse from the current bar to 5 bars ago
AddChartEllipse("MyEllipse-" + ProcessingBarIndex, true, 5, High[5], 0, Close[0], Color.Yellow, Color.Yellow, 1);

AddChartExtendedLine()

Description

AddChartExtendedLine() draws a line with an infinite end point.

See AddChartLine(), AddChartHorizontalLine(), AddChartVerticalLine(), AddChartRay().

Usage

AddChartExtendedLine(string name, int barsBackStart, double startY, int barsBackEnd, double endY, Color color)
AddChartExtendedLine(string name, bool autoScale, int barsBackStart, double startY, int barsBackEnd, double endY, Color color, DashStyle dashStyle, int width)
AddChartExtendedLine(string name, bool autoScale, DateTime startTime, double startY, DateTime endTime, double endY, Color color, DashStyle dashStyle, int width)

Return Value

A drawing object of the type IExtendedLine (interface)

Parameter

name	A clearly identifiable name for the drawing object
autoScale	Adjusts the scale of the y-axis so that drawing objects can be viewed in their entirety
barsBackStart	Number of bars ago for the start point
startTime	Date/time for the start point
startY	y-value for the start point
barsBackEnd	Number of bars ago for the second point (a true end point does not exist; the line extends to infinity)
endTime	Date/time for the end point
endY	y-value for the end point
color	Color of the drawing object
dashStyle	LevelLine styl :
	DashStyle.Dash
	DashStyle.DashDot
	DashStyle.DashDotDot
	DashStyle.Dot
	DashStyle.Solid
	You may have to integrate: using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
width	LevelLine strength in points

Example

// Draws a line without an end point
AddChartExtendedLine("MyExt.LevelLine-" + ProcessingBarIndex, false, 10, Close[10], 0, Close[0], Color.Black, DashStyle.Solid, 1);

AddChartFibonacciCircle()

Description

AddChartFibonacciCircle() draws a Fibonacci circle.

Usage

AddChartFibonacciCircle(string name, bool autoScale, int barsBackStart, double startY, int barsBackEnd, double endY)
AddChartFibonacciCircle(string name, bool autoScale, DateTime startTime, double startY, DateTime endTime, double endY)

Return Value

A drawing object of the type IFibonacciCircle (interface)

Parameter

name	A clearly identifiable name for the drawing object
autoScale	Adjusts the scale of the y-axis so that drawing objects can be viewed in their entirety
barsBackStart	Defines the starting point in terms of bars ago
startTime	Date/time of the bar for the starting point
startY	y-value for the start of the Fibonacci circle
barsBackEnd	Defines the end point in terms of bars ago
endTime	Date/time for the end of the Fibonacci circle
endY	y-value for the end point of the Fibonacci circle

Example

//Draws a Fibonacci circle
AddChartFibonacciCircle("MyFibCircle-" + ProcessingBarIndex, true, 5, Low[5], 0, High[0]);

AddChartFibonacciExtensions()

Description

AddChartFibonacciExtensions() draws Fibonacci extensions.

Usage

AddChartFibonacciExtensions(string name, bool autoScale, int start1BarsAgo, double start1Y, int start2BarsAgo, double start2Y, int start3BarsAgo, double start3Y)
AddChartFibonacciExtensions(string name, bool autoScale, DateTime start1Time, double start1Y, DateTime start2Time, double start2Y, DateTime start3Time, double start3Y)

Return Value

A drawing object of the type IFibonacciExtensions (interface)

Parameter

name	A clearly identifiable name for the drawing object
autoScale	Adjusts the scale of the y-axis so that drawing objects can be viewed in their entirety
start1BarsAgo	Number of bars ago for start point 1
start1Time	Date/time for start point 1
start1Y	y-value for start point 1
start2BarsAgo	Number of bars ago for start point 2
start2Time	Date/time for start point 2
start2Y	y-value for the start point 2
start3BarsAgo	Number of bars ago for start point 3
start3Time	Date/time for start point 3
start3Y	y-value for start point 3

Example

// Draws Fibonacci extensions
AddChartFibonacciExtensions("MyFibExt-" + ProcessingBarIndex, true, 4, Low[4], 3, High[3], 1, Low[1]);

AddChartFibonacciProjections()

Description

Draw Fibonacci Projections () sketches Fibonacci Projections.

Usage

AddChartFibonacciProjections(string name, bool autoScale, DateTime start1Time, double start1Y,DateTime start2Time, double start2Y, DateTime start3Time, double start3Y)

Return Value

A drawing object of the type IFibonacciProjections (Interface)

Parameter

name	A clearly identifiable name for the drawing object
autoScale	Adjusts the scale of the y-axis so that drawing objects can be viewed in their entirety
start1Time	Date/time for start point 1
start1Y	y-value for start point 1
start2Time	Date/time for start point 2
start2Y	y-value for the start point 2
start3Time	Date/time for start point 3
start3Y	y-value for start point 3

Example

// zeichnet FibonacciProjections
AddChartFibonacciProjections("MyFibPro-" + ProcessingBarIndex, true, Low[4], 3, High[3], 1, Low[1], 2);

AddChartFibonacciRetracements()

Description

AddChartFibonacciRetracements() draws Fibonacci retracements.

Usage

AddChartFibonacciRetracements(string name, bool autoScale, int barsBackStart, double startY, int barsBackEnd, double endY)
AddChartFibonacciRetracements(string name, bool autoScale, DateTime startTime, double startY, DateTime endTime, double endY)

Return Value

A drawing object of the type IFibonacciRetracements (interface)

Parameter

name	A clearly identifiable name for the drawing object
autoScale	Adjusts the scale of the y-axis so that drawing objects can be viewed in their entirety
barsBackStart	Defines how many bars ago the starting point of the Fibonacci retracement is located
startTime	Date/time of the bar at which the Fibonacci retracement should begin
startY	y-value at which the Fibonacci retracement will begin
barsBackEnd	Defines how many bars ago the end point of the Fibonacci retracement is located
endTime	Date/time at which the Fibonacci retracement should end
endY	y-value at which the Fibonacci retracement should end

Example

// Draws Fibonnaci retracements
AddChartFibonacciRetracements("MyFibRet-" + ProcessingBarIndex, true, 10, Low[10], 0, High[0]);

AddChartFibonacciTimeExtensions()

Description

AddChartFibonacciTimeExtensions() draws Fibonacci time extensions.

Usage

AddChartFibonacciTimeExtensions(string name, int barsBackStart, double startY, int barsBackEnd, double endY)
AddChartFibonacciTimeExtensions(string name, DateTime startTime, double startY, DateTime endTime, double endY)

Return Value

A drawing object of the type IFibonacciTimeExtensions (interface)

Parameter

name	A clearly identifiable name for the drawing object
barsBackStart	Defines how many bars ago the extensions should start
startTime	Date/time at which the extensions should start
startY	y-value at which the extensions should start
barsBackEnd	Defines how many bars ago the extensions should end
endTime	Date/time at which the extensions should end
endY	y-value at which the extensions should end

Example

// Draws Fibonacci time extensions
AddChartFibonacciTimeExtensions("MyFibTimeExt-" + ProcessingBarIndex, 10, Low[10], 0, High[0]);

AddChartGannFan()

Description

AddChartGannFan() draws a Gann fan.

Usage

AddChartGannFan(string name, bool autoScale, int barsAgo, double y)
AddChartGannFan(string name, bool autoScale, DateTime time, double y)

Return Value

A drawing object of the type IGannFan (interface)

Parameter

name	A clearly identifiable name for the drawing object
autoScale	Adjusts the scale of the y-axis so that drawing objects can be viewed in their entirety
barsAgo	Sets the preceding bar on which the Gann fan should be drawn
time	Date/time at which the Gann fan should start
y	y-value for the Gann fan

Example

// Shows a Gann fan at the low of the bar from 10 periods ago
AddChartGannFan("MyGannFan-" + ProcessingBarIndex, true, 10, Low[10]);

AddChartHorizontalLine()

Description

AddChartHorizontalLine() draws a horizontal line in the chart.

See AddChartLine(), AddChartVerticalLine(), AddChartVerticalLine(), AddChartRay().

Usage

AddChartHorizontalLine(string name, double y, Color color)
AddChartHorizontalLine(string name, bool autoScale, double y, Color color, DashStyle dashStyle, int width)

Return Value

A drawing object of the type IHorizontalLine (interface)

Parameter

name	A clearly identifiable name for the drawing object
autoScale	Adjusts the scale of the y-axis so that drawing objects can be viewed in their entirety
y	Any double value of your choice
color	LevelLine color
dashStyle	LevelLine style:
	DashStyle.Dash
	DashStyle.DashDot
	DashStyle.DashDotDot
	DashStyle.Dot
	DashStyle.Solid
	You may have to integrate: using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
width	LevelLine strength

Example

// Draws a horizontal line at y=10
AddChartHorizontalLine("MyHorizontalLine-" + ProcessingBarIndex, 10, Color.Black);

AddChartLine()

Description

AddChartLine() draws a (trend) line.

See AddChartLine(), AddChartVerticalLine(), AddChartVerticalLine(), AddChartExtendedLine(), AddChartRay().

Usage

AddChartLine(string name, int barsBackStart, double startY, int barsBackEnd, double endY, Color color)
AddChartLine(string name, bool autoScale, int barsBackStart, double startY, int barsBackEnd, double endY, Color color, DashStyle dashStyle, int width)
AddChartLine(string name, bool autoScale, DateTime startTime, double startY, DateTime endTime, double endY, Color color, DashStyle dashStyle, int width)

Return Value

A drawing object of the type ITrendLine (interface).

Parameter

name	A clearly identifiable name for the drawing object
autoScale	Adjusts the scale of the y-axis so that drawing objects can be viewed in their entirety
barsBackStart	Number of bars ago for the starting point
startTime	Date/time for the starting point
startY	y-value for the starting point
barsBackEnd	Number of bars ago for the end point
endTime	Date/time for the end point
endY	y-value for the end point
color	Color of the drawing object
dashStyle	LevelLine style:
	DashStyle.Dash
	DashStyle.DashDot
	DashStyle.DashDotDot
	DashStyle.Dot
	DashStyle.Solid
	You may have to integrate: using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
width	LevelLine strength in points

Example

// Draws a line
AddChartLine("MyLine-" + ProcessingBarIndex, false, 10, Close[10], 0, Close[0], Color.Black, DashStyle.Solid, 1);

AddChartRay()

Description

AddChartRay() draws a (trend) line and extends it to infinity.

See AddChartLine(), AddChartHorizontalLine(), AddChartVerticalLine(), AddChartExtendedLine(), AddChartRay().

Usage

AddChartRay(string name, int start1BarsAgo, double start1Y, int start2BarsAgo, double start2Y, Color color)
AddChartRay(string name, bool autoScale, int start1BarsAgo, double start1Y, int start2BarsAgo, double start2Y, Color color, DashStyle dashStyle, int width)
AddChartRay(string name, bool autoScale, DateTime start1Time, double start1Y, DateTime start2Time, double start2Y, Color color, DashStyle dashStyle, int width)

Return Value

A drawing object of the type IRay (interface)

Parameter

name	A clearly identifiable name for the drawing object
autoScale	Adjusts the scale of the y-axis so that drawing objects can be viewed in their entirety
start1BarsAgo	Number of bars ago for start point 1
start1Time	Date/time for anstartchor point 1
start1Y	y-value for start point 1
start2BarsAgo	Number of bars ago for start point 2
start2Time	Date/time for start point 2
start2Y	y-value for start point 2
color	Color of the drawing object
dashStyle	LevelLine style
	DashStyle.Dash
	DashStyle.DashDot
	DashStyle.DashDotDot
	DashStyle.Dot
	DashStyle.Solid
	You may have to integrate: using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
width	LevelLine strength

Example

// Draws a line from the bar from 10 periods ago to the current bar (x-axis)
// --> line is extended to the right
// from y=3 to y=7
AddChartRay("MyRay-" + ProcessingBarIndex, 10, 3, 0, 7, Color.Green);
// Draws a line from the current bar to the bar from 10 periods ago
// --> line is extended to the left
// from y=3 to y=7
AddChartRay("MyRay-" + ProcessingBarIndex, 0, 3, 10, 7, Color.Green);

AddChartRectangle()

Description

AddChartRectangle() draws a rectangle.

Usage

AddChartRectangle(string name, int barsBackStart, double startY, int barsBackEnd, double endY, Color color)
AddChartRectangle(string name, bool autoScale, int barsBackStart, double startY, int barsBackEnd, double endY, Color color, Color areaColor, int areaOpacity)
AddChartRectangle(string name, bool autoScale, DateTime startTime, double startY, DateTime endTime, double endY, Color color, Color areaColor, int areaOpacity)

Return Value

A drawing object of the type IRectangle (interface)

Parameter

name	A clearly identifiable name for the drawing object
autoScale	Adjusts the scale of the y-axis so that drawing objects can be viewed in their entirety
barsBackStart	Sets the preceding bar at which the one corner of the rectangle should be located (0 = current bar)
startTime	Date/time at which the start of the one rectangle corner should be located
startY	y-value at which the one corner of the rectangle should be located
barsBackEnd	Sets the preceding bar at which the second corner of the rectangle should be located (0 = current bar)
endTime	Date/time of the second rectangle corner
endY	y-value of the second rectangle corner
color	Color of the drawing object
areaColor	Fill color of the drawing object
areaOpacity	Transparency of the fill color. Value between 0 and 255 (0 = completely transparent, 255 = completely opaque)

Example

// Draws a green rectangle from the low of 10 periods ago to the high of 5 periods ago
// with a fill color of pale green and a transparency of 2
AddChartRectangle("MyRect-" + ProcessingBarIndex, true, 10, Low[10], 5, High[5], Color.PaleGreen, Color.PaleGreen, 2);

AddChartRegion()

Description

AddChartRegion() fills a specific area on a chart.

Usage

AddChartRegion(string name, int barsBackStart, int barsBackEnd, IDataSeries series, double y, Color outlineColor, Color areaColor, int areaOpacity)
AddChartRegion(string name, int barsBackStart, int barsBackEnd, IDataSeries series1, IDataSeries series2, Color outlineColor, Color areaColor, int areaOpacity)
AddChartRegion(string name, DateTime startTime, DateTime endTime, IDataSeries series, double y, Color outlineColor, Color areaColor, int areaOpacity)
AddChartRegion(string name, DateTime startTime, DateTime endTime, IDataSeries series1, IDataSeries series2, Color outlineColor, Color areaColor, int areaOpacity)

Return Value

A drawing object of the type IRegion (interface)

Parameter

name	A clearly identifiable name for the drawing object
barsBackStart	Sets the preceding bar at which the drawing should begin (0 = current bar)
startTime	Start time for the drawing
barsBackEnd	Sets the preceding bar at which the drawing should end (0 = current bar)
endTime	End time for the drawing
series1, series2	Every data series, for example an indicator, close, high, low and so on. The respective value of the data series for the current bar is used as a y-value.
y	Any double value
outlineColor	Color for the border
areaColor	Fill color for the area
areaOpacity	Transparency of the fill color. Value between 0 and 255 (0 = completely transparent, 255 = completely opaque)

Example

// Fills the area between the upper and lower Bollinger Bands
AddChartRegion("MyRegion-" + ProcessingBarIndex, ProcessingBarIndex, 0, Bollinger(2, 14).Upper, Bollinger(2, 14).Lower, Color.Empty, Color.Lime, 100);

AddChartRegressionChannel()

Description

AddChartRegressionChannel() draws a regression channel.

Usage

AddChartRegressionChannel(string name, int barsBackStart, int barsBackEnd, Color color)
AddChartRegressionChannel(string name, bool autoScale, int barsBackStart, int barsBackEnd, Color upperColor, DashStyle upperDashStyle, int upperWidth, Color middleColor, DashStyle middleDashStyle, int middleWidth, Color lowerColor, DashStyle lowerDashStyle, int lowerWidth)
AddChartRegressionChannel(string name, bool autoScale, DateTime startTime, DateTime endTime, Color upperColor, DashStyle upperDashStyle, int upperWidth, Color middleColor, DashStyle middleDashStyle, int middleWidth, Color lowerColor, DashStyle lowerDashStyle, int lowerWidth)

Return Value

A drawing object of the type IRegressionChannel (interface)

Parameter

name	A clearly identifiable name for the drawing object
autoScale	Adjusts the scale of the y-axis so that drawing objects can be viewed in their entirety
barsBackStart	Sets the preceding bar at which the regression channel should start (0 = current bar)
startTime	Start time for the regression channel
barsBackEnd	Sets the preceding bar at which the regression channel should end (0 = current bar)
endTime	End time for the regression channel
color	Color of the drawing object
upperDashStyle, middleDashStyle, lowerDashStyle	LevelLine style:
	DashStyle.Dash
	DashStyle.DashDot
	DashStyle.DashDotDot
	DashStyle.Dot
	DashStyle.Solid
	You may have to integrate: using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
upperColor, middleColor, lowerColor	LevelLine color
upperWidth, middleWidth, lowerWidth	LevelLine strength

Example

// Draws a regression channel from the low of the bar from 10 days ago to the high of the bar from 5 days ago.
AddChartRegressionChannel("MyRegChannel-" + ProcessingBarIndex, 10, 0, Color.Black);

AddChartSquare()

Description

AddChartSquare() draws a square:

AddChartSquare()

See AddChartArrowUp(), AddChartArrowDown(), AddChartDiamond(), AddChartDot(), AddChartSquare(), AddChartTriangleUp(), AddChartTriangleDown().

Usage

DrawSqare(string name, bool autoScale, int barsAgo, double y, Color color)
DrawSqare(string name, bool autoScale, DateTime time, double y, Color color)

Return Value

A drawing object of the type ISquare (interface)

Parameter

name	A clearly identifiable name for the drawing object
autoScale	Adjusts the scale of the y-axis so that drawing objects can be viewed in their entirety
barsAgo	Sets the preceding bar at which the square should be drawn (0 = current bar)
Time	Date/time of the bar at which the square should be drawn
Y	y-value for the square
color	Color of the drawing object

Example

// Draws a dark red square at the current bar 10 ticks above the high
AddChartSquare("MySquare-" + ProcessingBarIndex, true, 0, High[0] + 10*TickSize, Color.DarkRed);

AddChartText()

Description

AddChartText() writes whatever text you want onto the chart using price and datetime coordinates.

See AddChartTextFixed().

Usage

AddChartText(string tag, string text, int barsAgo, double y, Color color);
AddChartText(string tag, string text, TextPosition textPosition, Color textColor, Font font, Color outlineColor, Color areaColor, int areaOpacity);
AddChartText(string tag, string text, int barsAgo, double y, Color textColor, Font font, StringAlignment alignment, Color outlineColor, Color areaColor, int areaOpacity);
AddChartText(string tag, bool autoScale, string text, int barsAgo, double y, int yPixelOffset, Color textColor, Font font, StringAlignment alignment, Color outlineColor, Color areaColor, int areaOpacity);
AddChartText(string tag, bool autoScale, string text, DateTime x, double y, int yPixelOffset, Color textColor, Font font, StringAlignment alignment, Color outlineColor, Color areaColor, int areaOpacity);
AddChartText(string tag, bool autoScale, string text, DateTime x, double y, int pixelOffset, Color textColor, Font font, StringAlignment alignment, HorizontalAlignment hAlign, VerticalAlignment vAlign, Color outlineColor, Color areaColor);
AddChartText(string tag, bool autoScale, string text, int barsAgo, double y, int yPixelOffset, Color textColor, Font font, StringAlignment alignment, HorizontalAlignment hAlign, VerticalAlignment vAlign, Color outlineColor, Color areaColor, int areaOpacity);
AddChartText(string tag, bool autoScale, string text, DateTime x, double y, int pixelOffset, Color textColor, Font font, StringAlignment alignment, HorizontalAlignment hAlign, VerticalAlignment vAlign, Color outlineColor, Color areaColor);   

Important note: When using signatures that contain horizontal alignment and vertical alignment, you need to add the following lines:

using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Windows.Forms.VisualStyles;

Return Value

A drawing object of the type IText (interface)

Parameter

name	A clearly identifiable name for the drawing object
autoScale	Adjusts the scale of the y-axis so that drawing objects can be viewed in their entirety
Text	Text to be displayed (may contain escape sequences)
barsAgo	Sets how many bars ago the text should be displayed
Time	Date/time of the bar at which the text should begin
Y	y-value at which the text should be written
yPixelOffset	Vertical offset of the text; positive numbers move it up, and negative numbers move it down
textColor	Text color
Font	Font
Alignment	Possible values are: StringAlignment.Center, StringAlignment.Far, StringAlignment.Near
HAlign	Possible values are: HorizontalAlign.Left, HorizontalAlign.Center, HorizontalAlign.Right
VAlign	Possible values are: VerticalAlign.Top, VerticalAlign.Center, VerticalAlign.Bottom
outlineColor	Border color around the text (for no border, select Color.Empty)
areaColor	Fill color for the text box
areaOpacity	Transparency of the fill color. Value between 0 and 255 (0 = completely transparent, 255 = completely opaque)

Example

// writes text at y=3.0
AddChartText("MyText-" + ProcessingBarIndex, "This is sample text.", 10, 3, Color.Black);
// writes red text in the font Arial 7
AddChartText("MyText-" + ProcessingBarIndex, false, "This is sample text.", Time[0], Close[0]+50*TickSize, 0,
Color.Red, new Font("Arial",7), StringAlignment.Center, Color.Blue, Color.DarkOliveGreen, 10);

This leads to the following result:

AddChartText()

AddChartText("MyTag-" + ProcessingBarIndex,true,"Text",1,
// barsAgo
High[1], // y
10, // yPixelOffset
Color.Blue, // Text color
new Font("Arial", 10, FontStyle.Bold),
StringAlignment.Center,
HorizontalAlignment.Center,
VerticalAlignment.Bottom,
Color.Red, // Outline color
Color.Yellow, // Fill color
100); // Opacity

AddChartTextFixed()

Description

AddChartTextFixed() writes text into one of 5 predetermined locations on the chart.

See AddChartText().

Usage

AddChartTextFixed(string tag, string text, TextPosition textPosition);
AddChartTextFixed(string tag, string text, TextPosition textPosition, Color textColor, Font font, Color outlineColor, Color areaColor);
AddChartTextFixed(string tag, string text, TextPosition textPosition, Color textColor, Font font, Color outlineColor, Color areaColor, int areaOpacity);

Return Value

A drawing object of the type ITextFixed (interface)

Parameter

name	A clearly identifiable name for the drawing object
text	The text to be displayed
TextPosition	TextPosition.BottomLeft, TextPosition.BottomRight, TextPosition.Center, TextPosition.TopLeft, TextPosition.TopRight
textColor	Text color
font	Font
outlineColor	Color for the border around the text. For no border color, use Color.Empty
areaColor	Fill color of the text box. For no fill color, use Color.Empty
areaOpacity	Transparency of the fill color. Value between 0 and 255 (0 = completely transparent, 255 = completely opaque)

Example

// Writes text into the middle of the chart
AddChartTextFixed("MyText", "This is sample text.", TextPosition.Center);
// Writes red text with a blue border into the middle of the chart
AddChartTextFixed("MyText", "This is sample text.", TextPosition.Center, Color.Red, new Font("Arial",35), Color.Blue, Color.Empty, 10);

AddChartTrendChannel()

Description

AddChartTrendChannel() draws a trend channel.

Usage

AddChartTrendChannel(string name, bool autoScale, int start1BarsAgo, double start1Y, int start2BarsAgo, double start2Y, int start3BarsAgo, double start3Y)
AddChartTrendChannel(string name, bool autoScale, DateTime start1Time, double start1Y, DateTime start2Time, double start2Y, DateTime start3Time, double start3Y)

Return Value

A drawing object of the type ITrendChannel (interface)

Parameter

name	A clearly identifiable name for the drawing object
autoScale	Adjusts the scale of the y-axis so that drawing objects can be viewed in their entirety
start1BarsAgo	Number of bars ago for start point 1 (x-axis)
start1Time	Date/time for start point 1 (x-axis)
start1Y	y-value for start point 1
start2BarsAgo	Number of bars ago for start point 2 (x-axis)
start2Time	Date/time for start point 2 (x-axis)
start2Y	y-value for start point 2
start3BarsAgo	Number of bars ago for start point 3 (x-axis)
start3Time	Date/time for start point 3 (x-axis)
start3Y	y-value for start point 3

Example

// Draws a trend channel
AddChartTrendChannel("MyTrendChannel-" + ProcessingBarIndex, true, 10, Low[10], 0, High[0], 10, High[10] + 5 * TickSize);

AddChartTriangle()

Description

AddChartTriangle() draws a triangle.

Usage

AddChartTriangle(string name, int start1BarsAgo, double start1Y, int start2BarsAgo, double start2Y, int start3BarsAgo, double start3Y, Color color)
AddChartTriangle(string name, bool autoScale, int start1BarsAgo, double start1Y, int start2BarsAgo, double start2Y, int start3BarsAgo, double start3Y, Color color, Color areaColor, int areaOpacity)
AddChartTriangle(string name, bool autoScale, DateTime start1Time, double start1Y, DateTime start2Time, double start2Y, DateTime start3Time, double start3Y, Color color, Color areaColor, int areaOpacity)

Return Value

A drawing object of the type ITriangle (interface)

Parameter

name	A clearly identifiable name for the drawing object
autoScale	Adjusts the scale of the y-axis so that drawing objects can be viewed in their entirety
start1BarsAgo	Number of bars ago for start point 1 (x-axis)
start1Time	Date/time for start point 1 (x-axis)
start1Y	y-value for start point 1
start2BarsAgo	Number of bars ago for start point 2 (x-axis)
start2Time	Date/time for start point 2 (x-axis)
start2Y	y-value for start point 2
start3BarsAgo	Number of bars ago for start point 3 (x-axis)
start3Time	Date/time for start point 3 (x-axis)
start3Y	y-value for start point 3
color	Color of the drawing object
areaColor	Fill color of the drawing object
areaOpacity	Transparency of the fill color. Value between 0 and 255 (0 = completely transparent, 255 = completely opaque)

Example

// Draws a green triangle
AddChartTriangle("tag1-" + ProcessingBarIndex, 4, Low[4], 3, High[3], 1, Low[1], Color.Green);

AddChartTriangleDown()

Description

AddChartTriangleDown() draws a small downwards-pointing triangle:

AddChartTriangleDown()

See AddChartArrowUp(), AddChartArrowDown(), AddChartDiamond(), AddChartDot(), AddChartSquare(), AddChartTriangleUp(), AddChartTriangleUp().

Usage

AddChartTriangleDown(string name, bool autoScale, int barsAgo, double y, Color color)
AddChartTriangleDown(string name, bool autoScale, DateTime time, double y, Color color)

Return Value

A drawing object of the type ITriangleDown (interface)

Parameter

name	A clearly identifiable name for the drawing object
autoScale	Adjusts the scale of the y-axis so that drawing objects can be viewed in their entirety
barsAgo	Sets how many bars ago the triangle should be drawn
time	Date/time for the bar at which the triangle should be drawn
Y	y-value at which the triangle should be drawn
color	Color of the drawing object

Example

// Draws a small red triangle at the current bar 10 ticks above the high
AddChartTriangleDown("MyTriangleDown-" + ProcessingBarIndex, true, 0, High[0] + 10*TickSize, Color.Red);

AddChartTriangleUp()

Description

AddChartTriangleUp() draws a small upwards-pointing triangle:

AddChartTriangleUp()

See AddChartArrowUp(), AddChartArrowDown(), AddChartDiamond(), AddChartDot(), AddChartSquare(), AddChartTriangleUp(), AddChartTriangleDown().

Usage

AddChartTriangleUp(string name, bool autoScale, int barsAgo, double y, Color color)
AddChartTriangleUp(string name, bool autoScale, DateTime time, double y, Color color)

Return Value

A drawing object of the type ITriangleUp (interface)

Parameter

name	A clearly identifiable name for the drawing object
autoScale	Adjusts the scale of the y-axis so that drawing objects can be viewed in their entirety
barsAgo	Sets how many bars ago the triangle should be drawn
time	Date/time for the bar at which the triangle should be drawn
y	y-value at which the triangle should be drawn
color	Color of the drawing object

Example

// Draws a small light green triangle at the current bar 10 ticks below the low
AddChartTriangleUp("MyTriangleUp-" + ProcessingBarIndex, true, 0, Low[0] - 10*TickSize, Color.LightGreen);

AddChartVerticalLine()

Description

AddChartVerticalLine() draws a vertical line in the chart.

See AddChartLine(), AddChartHorizontalLine(), AddChartExtendedLine(), AddChartRay().

Usage

AddChartVerticalLine(string name, int barsAgo, Color color)
AddChartVerticalLine(string name, int barsAgo, Color color, DashStyle dashStyle, int width)
AddChartVerticalLine(string name, DateTime time, Color color, DashStyle dashStyle, int width)

Return Value

A drawing object of the type IVerticalLine (interface)

Parameter

name	A clearly identifiable name for the drawing object
barsAgo	Sets how many bars ago the vertical line should be drawn (0 = current bar)
time	Date/time of the bar at which the vertical line should be drawn
color	LevelLine color
dashStyle	LevelLine style
	DashStyle.Dash
	DashStyle.DashDot
	DashStyle.DashDotDot
	DashStyle.Dot
	DashStyle.Solid
width	LevelLine strength

Example

// Draws a vertical line at the bar from 10 periods ago
AddChartVerticalLine("MyVerticalLine-" + ProcessingBarIndex, 10, Color.Black);