Plots and Dash Style

[sandman]

Hi there.The standard "channel indicators" are usually one colored, for the upper and lower lines as well as the region in between. I have worked my way through using the Plot method creating a color painted band between Upper and Lower with differently colored upper and lower boundary lines depending on whether these are rising or falling.

I have for example
if (Rising(Lower)) PlotColors[2][0] = lineup;
if (Falling(Lower)) PlotColors[2][0] = linedown;
if (Rising(Upper)) PlotColors[1][0] = Color.Transparent;
if (Falling(Upper)) PlotColors[1][0] = Color.Transparent;

I'd like to individually set the Dash Style depending on certain conditions.

I have tried adding e.g.

if (Rising(Upper)) PlotColors[1][0] = Color.Transparent;
if (Rising(Upper)) Plots[1].Pen.DashStyle = DashStyle.Dash;
but it then uses this DashStyle for ALL Plots[1].

Plots[1][0].Pen.DashStyle = DashStyle.Dash; doesn't work either.

Is there a way to limit this to only apply to this condition, here Rising Upper but not apply it to Falling Upper?

sandman

PS: What is the practical difference between using either
PlotColors[0][0] = Color.Blue;
or
Plots[0].Pen.Color = Color.Blue;

[NinjaTrader_PaulH]

Hello sandman,

Thanks for your post.

The DashStyle (and PlotStyle) can only apply to the entire plot.

PlotColors allows you to change the pen color on a specific bar.

The difference between PlotColors and Pen.Color is that PlotColors would apply to a specific bar while changing the Pen color would apply to the entire plot.