DrawnOnBar for Draw.VerticalLine

[Martin_from_Lmpid]

Hi Guys,

how can I use the ChartAnchor Propertie DrawOnBar for a Draw.VerticalLine like the example in the NT HelpGuide?

https://ninjatrader.com/de/support/helpGuides/nt8/?idrawingtool.htm

Text myText;
protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
if(CurrentBar == 50)
myText = Draw.Text(this, "tag", "test", 0, High[0]);

if(myText != null)
{
Print(myText.Anchor.DrawnOnBar); // drawn on bar 50
}

}

Thanks for your support

[NinjaTrader_Kate]

Hello Martin89,

Thank you for your post.

VerticalLine has a StartAnchor and an EndAnchor, both of which would be on the same bar. Here's an example of printing the bar a line is drawn on - this indicator will draw a line every 5 bars and print the bar number the line was printed on:

 public class ExampleDrawnOnBarVertLine : Indicator
{
private int NextBar;
private VerticalLine MyLine;
protected override void OnStateChange()
{
if (State == State.SetDefaults)
{
Description = @"Enter the description for your new custom Indicator here.";
Name = "ExampleDrawnOnBarVertLine";
Calculate = Calculate.OnBarClose;
IsOverlay = true;
DisplayInDataBox = true;
DrawOnPricePanel = true;
DrawHorizontalGridLines = true;
DrawVerticalGridLines = true;
PaintPriceMarkers = true;
ScaleJustification = NinjaTrader.Gui.Chart.ScaleJustification.Right;
//Disable this property if your indicator requires custom values that cumulate with each new market data event.
//See Help Guide for additional information.
IsSuspendedWhileInactive = true;
}
else if (State == State.Configure)
{
}
}

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
if (CurrentBar == 0)
{
NextBar = 4;
}
if (CurrentBar == NextBar)
{
MyLine = Draw.VerticalLine(this, "myLine" + CurrentBar,0, Brushes.Gold);
Print("Line Drawn on " + MyLine.StartAnchor.DrawnOnBar);

NextBar += 5;
}
}
}

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