Stroke Questions

[TAJTrades]

Theses questions are for creating a Drawing Tool using Stroke.

Question 1
How can I retrieve the Color of a Stroke when defined by:

State.Defaults
MyStroke = new Stroke(Brushes.Blue);

Properties
{Display(ResourceType  = typeof(Custom.Resource), Name =  "NinjaSCriptDrawingToolTextOutLineStroke", GroupName =  "NinjaScriptGeneral", Order = 6)]
Stroke MyStroke {get; set;} 

Something like Brush myBrush = MyStroke.Brush; This returns "#FF0000FF". I am looking for "Brushes.Blue"

EDIT:
Or convert the Hex to RGB so that I can define a Brush using

Brush myBrush = new Brush(Color.FromRgb(number, number, number));
myBrush.Freeze(); 

Edit 2:
I found "A" solution. But I have no idea if I am flirting with disaster.

In OnRender

fillBrush = new SolidColorBrush((Color)ColorConverter.ConvertFromString(myStroke.Brush.ToString()));
fillBrush.Opacity = fillOpacity / 100d;
fillBrush,Freeze();
fillBrushDevice.Brush = null;
fillBrushDevice.Brush = fillBrush;

RenderTarget.FillRectangle(rect, fillBrushDevice.BrushDX); 

Basically I am taking a Rectangle OutLine Stoke, getting the color of the stroke, then creating a brush to fill the Rectangle. I am using a Rectangle to learn the code instead of confusing the issue with complex Volume Profile calculations and polygons at this point. Is there a better way to get the Stroke Color and then create a Brush.?


Question 2
When drawing a NT standard Rectangle, in the Editing Window is it possible to change the display "OutLine" to something else like "My Super Secret Outline"? If so, how? Any sample code, snippet, or other drawing tools that do that?

Thanks.

[NinjaTrader_Jim]

Hello TAJTrades,

Thanks for opening the thread.

Are you using the Stroke for any other reason than to create a Brush to call FillRectangle()?

If not, I may suggest to create a parameter for the brush that you wish to use rather than creating a parameter for a stroke. The Shapes DrawingTool source code provides an example creating an parameter for the Brush "areaBrush" as well as the sample here: http://ninjatrader.com/support/forum...ead.php?t=4977

From Shapes DrawingTool:

[XmlIgnore] 
[Display(ResourceType = typeof(Custom.Resource), Name = "NinjaScriptDrawingToolShapesAreaBrush", GroupName = "NinjaScriptGeneral", Order = 1)]
public Brush AreaBrush
{
	get { return areaBrush; }
	set
	{
		areaBrush = value;
		if (areaBrush != null)
		{
			if (areaBrush.IsFrozen)
				areaBrush = areaBrush.Clone();
			areaBrush.Freeze();
		}
		areaBrushDevice.Brush = null;
	}
}

[Browsable(false)]
public string AreaBrushSerialize
{
	get { return Serialize.BrushToString(AreaBrush); }
	set { AreaBrush = Serialize.StringToBrush(value); }
}

If you want to use the Stroke as a Brush, I may suggest to use the BrushDX property from the Stroke and avoid making the Brush. You can reference this in the Shapes DrawingTool.

When drawing a NT standard Rectangle, in the Editing Window is it possible to change the display "OutLine" to something else like "My Super Secret Outline"? If so, how? Any sample code, snippet, or other drawing tools that do that?

On line 94 of the Shapes DrawingTool, you can assign your own name to the property:

[Display(ResourceType = typeof(Custom.Resource), Name = "My Super Secret Outline", GroupName = "NinjaScriptGeneral", Order = 3)]

Please let me know if I can be of further help.