making bars invisible and revert back to color

[keepsimple]

Hi,

I added a button to my chart via an indicator.

What I want the button to do is:

if bars are visible - make bars invisible (set barcolors and outline to transparent if there is no other way)

if bars are invisible - make bars visible (go back to initial parameters as defined in chart properties)

what whould be the easiest way to do so.

as always thanks in advance and really appreciate help.

regards

[NinjaTrader_Jim]

Hello keepsimple,

Thanks for opening the thread.

This would be done easiest by saving/restoring the BarBrush the CandleOutlineBrush and replacing them with Brushes.Transparent. If you are doing this from a button, you will have to loop through all bars and modify BarBrushes and CandleOutlineBrushes.

You will also need to trigger a custom event when changing BarBrushes or CandleOutlineBrushes outside of OnBarUpdate().

TriggerCustomEvent(o =>
{
	if(makeTransparent == true)
	{
		myCandleOutlineBrush = CandleOutlineBrush;
		myBarBrush = BarBrush;
                for(int i = 0; i < CurrentBar; i++)
		{
			CandleOutlineBrushes[i]   = Brushes.Transparent;
			BarBrushes[i] = Brushes.Transparent;
		}
	}
	else
		for(int i = 0; i < CurrentBar; i++)
		{
			CandleOutlineBrushes[i]   = myCandleOutlineBrush;
			BarBrushes[i] = myBarBrush;
		}
}, null);

I have provided links to the our documentation on the items discussed.

BarBrush - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...s/barbrush.htm
BarBrushes - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...barbrushes.htm

CandleOutlineBrush - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...tlinebrush.htm
CandleOutlineBrushes - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...inebrushes.htm

TriggerCustomEvent() - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...ustomevent.htm

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

[keepsimple]

Thanks very much,

that should do. Wasnt sure about the need to loop, that primarily why I was asking.

regards