TextBox in chart trader brings up instrument selection

[mattbsea]

Hello,

I am trying to create a numeric input TextBox widget on the Chart Trader panel. I'm using a TextBox() with no additional styling. When I try to type into the box, the instrument selection overlay comes up. How do I get keyboard focus to my TextBox?

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello mattbsea,

The intended functionality is for the instrument overlay selector to appear when typing on the chart.

However, you can add an event handler method to the key press up event and call argument.Handled() to prevent the default intended behavor.

Below is a link to an example.

https://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/forum/ninjatrader-8/platform-technical-support-aa/108264-can-wav-file-be-activated-when-order-entry-hot-key-is-pressed?p=831756#post831756

[mattbsea]

Alternatively - is it possible to use the same widget as the Order Qty? Do you have a class name for that? I'm not seeing it in the docs.

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello mattbsea,

This would be a QuantityUpDown object.

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/quantityupdown.htm