Out of the last x bars mark bars with the same high/low

[ninZa]

Please use the following statement for drawing text:

DrawText("txt" + CurrentBar, AutoScale, "3Bars Highs", 2, High[2], 10, Color.Black, ChartControl.Font, StringAlignment.Near, Color.Transparent, Color.Transparent, 0);

[outsource]

Please use the following statement for drawing text:

Thanks,ninZa!

Can you please suggest how to lift the message a bit?Please,consult the image attached.It seems that the message itself a little bit blurred,as well.

Another thing is,i`m not sure how that gentleman intended to use all this,as with this combination:

if(Low[0] == Low[1] && Low[1] == Low[2] && Low[2] == Low[3] && Low[0] == Low[Math.Min(CurrentBar, 5)]) {
DrawLine("high" + CurrentBar, false, 10, Low[0], -10, Low[0], Color.Black, DashStyle.Solid, 2);
DrawText("txt" + CurrentBar, AutoScale, "3Bars Lows", 10, Low[2], 10, Color.Black, ChartControl.Font, StringAlignment.Near, Color.Transparent, Color.Transparent, 0);
}


if(High[0] == High[1] && High[1] == High[2] && High[2] == High[3] && High[0] == High[Math.Min(CurrentBar, 5)]) {
DrawLine("high" + CurrentBar, false, 10, High[0], -10, High[0], Color.Black, DashStyle.Solid, 2);
DrawText("txt" + CurrentBar, AutoScale, "3Bars Highs", 10, High[10], 10, Color.Black, ChartControl.Font, StringAlignment.Near, Color.Transparent, Color.Transparent, 0);

i only found one single occurrence over a month span,provided the Bar type is completely seamless, without any gaps

[ninZa]

Please change the red value to offset the text to a higher or lower place, depending on whether you set it positive or negative:

DrawText("txt" + CurrentBar, AutoScale, "3Bars Highs", 2, High[2], 30, Color.Black, ChartControl.Font, StringAlignment.Near, Color.Transparent, Color.Transparent, 0);

If you find it blurred, I think there are 4 or 5 bars of equal highs, so the indicator draw 2 or 3 texts very close to one another. If that's the case, I will help you handle this issue.

Pi

[outsource]

Please change the red value to offset the text to a higher or lower place, depending on whether you set it positive or negative:



If you find it blurred, I think there are 4 or 5 bars of equal highs, so the indicator draw 2 or 3 texts very close to one another. If that's the case, I will help you handle this issue.

Pi

Yes,that`s the issue.It doubles/tripples the text.

[ninZa]

Use this version outsource. You can adjust "minimumBars" to your preference.

int lastBar; // last texted bar
int minimumBars = 6; // 2 consecutive texts must be at least this number of bars apart

protected override void OnBarUpdate() {
if (CurrentBar < 2) return;

if(High[0] == High[1] && High[1] == High[2] && CurrentBar - lastBar >= minimumBars) {
lastBar = CurrentBar;
DrawLine("high" + CurrentBar, false, 2, High[0], 0, High[0], Color.Black, DashStyle.Solid, 2);
DrawText("txt" + CurrentBar, AutoScale, "3Bars Highs", 2, High[2], 10, Color.Black, ChartControl.Font, StringAlignment.Near, Color.Transparent, Color.Transparent, 0);
}
}

[outsource]

Use this version outsource. You can adjust "minimumBars" to your preference.

i get compiler error:

Use of unassigned local variable 'lastBar'

[ninZa]

Oh oh. Then plz try assigning lastBar to zero at its initiation.

[ninZa]

Please declare lastBar outside OnBarUpdate as I showed above, outsource.

[skiguy]

Oops looks like the thread has taken off

I just want a solution that does the job.

If someone can post it all well and good.

There are 100s of much more complicated free indicators etc here and at Big Mike's.

If I cannot get it that way I will get someone to code it for me.

[outsource]

A couple of questions,while we are at it,if you don`t mind.

1)what this bold statement are actually doing?

&& CurrentBar - lastBar >= minimumBars) {
lastBar = CurrentBar;

How the calculation goes,in general,what is minimumBars,Currentbar - lastBar,etc...

2)Where do you get the extra furniture,that lacking in the default Ninja Guide you`ve added to the DrawText synthax?And it`s somehow under the ''drawarrowdown'',beside all that,but that`s cool

I outlined some of them.

DrawText("txt" + CurrentBar, AutoScale, "3Bars Highs", 2, High[2], 30, Color.Black, [U]ChartControl.Font[/U], [U]StringAlignment.Near[/U], Color.Transparent, Color.Transparent, 0);

[ninZa]

Sorry skiguy, outsource asked and I answered :|

1. As I commented in the code, lastBar is the most recent bar where text is printed.
mimimumBars is the minimum number of bars between 2 texts. In the code I set it to 6, this means 2 consecutive texts must be at least 6 bars apart, so we won't have "blurred" effect due to double/triple texts.

2. The version of DrawText you used is a very simple one (that I have never used). I just use the standard version to draw text. You can learn more about it at: http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/h...l?drawtext.htm

Pi

[outsource]

To Support

Maybe Support will figure it ,why the DrawText() chapter`s link is under the 'drawarrowdown' link??

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/index.html?drawarrowdown.htm

[outsource]

Sorry skiguy, outsource asked and I answered :|

1. As I commented in the code, lastBar is the most recent bar where text is printed.
mimimumBars is the minimum number of bars between 2 texts. In the code I set it to 6, this means 2 consecutive texts must be at least 6 bars apart, so we won't have "blurred" effect due to double/triple texts.

2. The version of DrawText you used is a very simple one (that I have never used). I just use the standard version to draw text. You can learn more about it at: http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/h...l?drawtext.htm

Pi

1.Got it.But is there a way to exclude those extra text?

2.This link you`ve posted,i`ve referred to,but re-directed to this link somehow:

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/index.html?drawarrowdown.htm

And yet,i din`t see there those extra stuff you`ve added...Maybe some book on coding,that you can recommend to read?.....Anyways,thanks!Nice job!

[ninZa]

@Outsource I don't know what you mean. I don't see any redirect to drawarrowdown. Perhaps there is a browser issue on your end.

@skiguy Your project is not a straightforward one, if you want to code it yourself.

[skiguy]

Maybe Support will figure it ,why the DrawText() chapter`s link is under the 'drawarrowdown' link??

http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/h...warrowdown.htm

NP.

Outsource can you take up your query in another thread or via PM to ninZa please.