Problem using IText with non-integer valued instrument

[arbuthnot]

Hi everyone

Mainly to find the best bar to 'anchor' a regression channel - it's an adaptation of mine of an existing one - I've worked up a simple indicator (code below) which numbers the bars on a chart. The first bar of each session = 0, etc. This could be useful for a number of purposes.

private int level =1600;

...

IText text = DrawText("My text" + CurrentBar,Bars.BarsSinceSession.ToString(), 0, [B]Level[/B], Color.Black);

The variable Level gives the height on the chart the text will appear. So there's no problem for an integer-valued instrument, such as the ES or any stock.

The problem arises with Forex charts, such as EUR/USD which is obviously a decimal (currently about 1.3060), as the appropriate parameter in IText can only be an integer. (From Help: "Y = An int value representing the y value of the draw object.)

Is there some kind of workaround for this? If I want the text to appear at level = 1.3060, say, is there any way of doing this?

Any ideas will be greatly appreciated.

[NinjaTrader_PatrickH]

Hello arbuthnot,

Thank you for your note.

IText is used to call the objects of the DrawText() method, so you could say Print(text.Y); and that would print the Y value of the DrawText() object "text".

However, when using DrawText() the Y value can in fact be a double: Syntax - DrawText(string tag, string text, int barsAgo, double y, Color color)

For information on DrawText() please visit the following link: http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/h...7/drawtext.htm
For information on IText objects please visit the following link: http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/h.../nt7/itext.htm

Please let me know if you have any questions.

[arbuthnot]

Thanks very much, Patrick. That works a treat!

The answer was, as you said, to use DrawText.

Much obliged.