ZOrder + Addplot = how ?

[Amedeus]

hey everyone,

I am trying to set the order of multiple Addplots in an indicator but I can't figure it out.

if we use the DrawHorizontalLinesBehindPlotLines.zip (1.6 KB, 5 views) from this post :

https://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/forum/ninjatrader-8/indicator-development/1147236-fixed-z-order-script?p=1147249#post1147249

but instead of playing with an added DrawLine, we try to have MyPlot2 above MyPlot1, what would it look like in the code ?

[Amedeus]

I tried something like below but it resulted with a CS1061 error :

AddPlot(new Stroke(Brushes.Red, DashStyleHelper.Solid, 2), PlotStyle.Line, "MyPlot1");
AddPlot(new Stroke(Brushes.Red, DashStyleHelper.Solid, 2), PlotStyle.Line, "MyPlot2");
MyPlot1.SetZOrder(2);
MyPlot2.SetZOrder(1);

[NinjaTrader_ChrisL]

Hi Amedeus, thanks for writing in. The SetZOrder method belongs to the indicator/strategy object not the individual Plots. Charts count multi plot indicators as one plot so they all share a common z order. The only workaround is to use separate indicators to separate the plots.

Kind regards,
-ChrisL

[Amedeus]

Hey Chris, thank you,

if we try to have MyPlot2 above MyPlot1, there is another workaround that I just found here (thank you Chelsea) :

https://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/forum/ninjatrader-7/indicator-development-aa/90223-nt8-plot-order-zorder?p=752542#post752542

this likely would involve some re-ordering in the properties section down the code too.

thank you everyone, see you next time.