Using a string to pass Corlor to a drawObject.

[GKonheiser]

I am trying to use a string to pass the color property to a draw object but its not liking it, how can I achieve this?

Here is what I have:-

if(CurrentBar - Convert.ToInt32(drawArray[3,j]) >= lookBack3 * barsInDay)
					{
						boxColor = "red";
					}
					else if(CurrentBar - Convert.ToInt32(drawArray[3,j]) >= lookBack2 * barsInDay)
					{
						boxColor = "green";
					}
					else if(CurrentBar - Convert.ToInt32(drawArray[3,j]) >= lookBack1 * barsInDay)
					{
						boxColor = "yellow";
					}
					
					DrawRectangle("up"+drawArray[1,i]+drawArray[2,i],CurrentBar - Convert.ToInt16(drawArray[3,i]),drawArray[1,i],0,drawArray[2,i],Color.boxColor);

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

GKonheiser, I would make it simpler and just set boxColor to your color needed. i.e. Color.Red... and then call only boxColor in your Draw method call.

[GKonheiser]

Hi Bertrand,

I tryed that,

if(CurrentBar - Convert.ToInt32(drawArray[3,j]) >= lookBack3 * barsInDay)
					{
						boxColor = "Color.Red";
					}

DrawRectangle("up"+drawArray[1,j]+drawArray[2,j],CurrentBar-Convert.ToInt32(drawArray[3,j]),drawArray[1,j],0,drawArray[2,j],boxColor);

but get the error,

Argument '6': cannot convert from 'string' to 'System.Drawing.Color'

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

boxColor should be of type Color and not string here. Then it should accept it.