Drawing a text anywhere on the chart

[mate41]

Hello,
i want to draw a text anywhere on the chart.
No DrawFixedText please.
Any examples better than these from the DrawText would be very appreciated.

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

mate41, the supported calls for this programmatic text placement would be DrawText and the DrawTextFixed you already know.

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/drawtext.htm

The generalized DrawText would allow for more flexible text placement than the DrawTextFixed which would use predefined locations.

[mate41]

Thanks Bertrand,
but can't get DrawText() working. Nor that example. I've no problem with DrawTextFixed but that's not what i want.

[NinjaTrader_RyanM1]

mate41,

If you would like feedback on any code you're trying to use, please post here so we can take a look.

[mate41]

Bertrand,
attached the code. I want to replace the DrawTextFixed() with DrawText() so it can be placed anywhere on the chart.

[NinjaTrader_RyanM1]

DrawText requires that you specify the X,Y position of the text. The barsAgo parameter is used for the X position, and then whatever price you specify for the Y value. You can use bar objects like High[0] or Low[0] for the Y value.

Please see here for the method signatures available. You can also specify DateTime for the x if you want.

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/drawtext.htm

[mate41]

Sorry,
cant get this DrawText working

DrawText("change_Net", false, change_Net.ToString("F"), 10, High[10] + 1 * TickSize, 0, Color.Red, textFont1, StringAlignment.Center, Color.Black, Color.Yellow, 10);

Like this in my TopRight corner

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

mate41, sorry but I still do not follow you - why are you not working with the DrawTextFixed if you wish to draw to the TopRight corner?

To access the chart's x / y values directly for free placement you would need to work with the unsupported ChartControl methods.

[mate41]

Hello Bertrand,
a little clearer; the attached screenshot of my topright corner is what i want anywhere on my chart; not on any corner or center. I programmed that indication with DrawTexFixed because my DrawText won't work.

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Thanks for the clarification, this would not unfortunately not work with either supported method as you would need to know the chart's scale boundaries to 'anchor' this text box at your desired locations then. The unsupported ChartControl would offer this, but that's an undocumented territory you would need to check out on your own (there are some threads as well here on the forums where users exchange ideas around this area).

[mate41]

Thanks Bertrand,
maybe it could make more sense removing that function from the guide if it can't work.( at least his extension)

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

The function works exactly as designed and documented in this link - http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/h...7/drawtext.htm

It will draw the text on the bar and double price value specified - what you cannot use per default are the chart's x / y coordinates as we do not support methods for accessing them.