Does onRender() disable typical plotting by design?

[forrestang]

Howdy.

So the onRender() method is something I've been using for a few weeks in a limited fashion, trying to get better at it.

I have an indicator that I created in the typical fashion, by adding various plots to it, with the plotting occurring in the onBarUpdate().

I wanted to add some custom text, so I created an onRender() method, so I'd have more control over the text. I got it exactly the way I wanted, but this killed all of the typical plotting that I assigned in the onBarUPdate().

Is there a way to fix this, or is it an EITHER/OR situation, where you either do all of the plotting on onRender() or onBarUpdate()?

[NinjaTrader_PaulH]

Hello forrestang,

Thanks for your post.

From the help guide:

Calling the base.OnRender() method to ensure Plots are rendered along with custom render logic

protected override void OnRender(ChartControl chartControl, ChartScale chartScale)
{
// call the base.OnRender() to ensure standard Plots work as designed
base.OnRender(chartControl, chartScale);

// custom render logic
}

Reference: https://ninjatrader.com/support/help.../?onrender.htm