Two Draw.Line questions

[Bob-Habanai]

Hi,

I'm wondering is there a way to write draw over the close of a bar and re-colour it?
I'm basically looking for an equivalent to BarBrushes[0] & CandleOutlineBrushes[0] except just for the close line.

I can do it with a dot, but I don't know how to do it with a line.

Draw.Dot(this, "Bull" + CurrentBar, true, 0, Close[0], BuyerCloseBrush);

The second thing I'd like to know is how to adjust the int outline Width on a Draw.Text. I'm not entering the arguments correctly.

if ((Open[0] == Close[0]))
Draw.Text(this, "Doji" + CurrentBar, false, "Doji".ToString(), 0, High[0], 80, Brushes.PeachPuff, MyFont, TextAlignment.Center, Brushes.DodgerBlue, Brushes.Black,99);

I've tried adding the extra arguments to get access to int outlineWidth, but I keep getting it wrong. How should I add the arguments? Thank you!

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Bob-Habanai,

Draw.Line() draws from the center of a bar to the center of another bar. You could draw a line at the bar close price from the current bar to the previous bar.

Or you could choose to custom render the line over the current bar's close.

Below is a link to a script that does custom rendering and will save you some time on finding some of the bar location coordinates.

https://ninjatraderecosystem.com/user-app-share-download/spread-indicator-with-candlesticks-2/

https://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/forum/ninjatrader-8/indicator-development/97796-how-to-anchor-grid-control-to-chart?p=786906#post786906

[Bob-Habanai]

Hi Chelsea,

Thank you for all your help. The custom rendering is going to take me a while to learn, and I will stick at it,
but I was wondering if DateTime might be another way to do it?
Is there a way to say

Draw.Line(this, "Close Line" + CurrentBar, true, Datetime = 1minute30seconds before current bar, Close[0], Datetime = 1minute30seconds after current bar, Close[0], Plots[0].Brush, Plots[0].DashStyleHelper, (int) Plots[0].Width);

Thanks

[Borgen]

Hi,

I'm wondering is there a way to write draw over the close of a bar and re-colour it?
I'm basically looking for an equivalent to BarBrushes[0] & CandleOutlineBrushes[0] except just for the close line.

I can do it with a dot, but I don't know how to do it with a line.

Draw.Dot(this, "Bull" + CurrentBar, true, 0, Close[0], BuyerCloseBrush);

The second thing I'd like to know is how to adjust the int outline Width on a Draw.Text. I'm not entering the arguments correctly.

if ((Open[0] == Close[0]))
Draw.Text(this, "Doji" + CurrentBar, false, "Doji".ToString(), 0, High[0], 80, Brushes.PeachPuff, MyFont, TextAlignment.Center, Brushes.DodgerBlue, Brushes.Black,99);

I've tried adding the extra arguments to get access to int outlineWidth, but I keep getting it wrong. How should I add the arguments? Thank you!

Is this what you are looking for? If so use the regular Plots for Close values.




For the Outline width:

Text text = Draw.Text(this,"test","Outline",0,High[0]);
                text.OutlineStroke.Brush = Brushes.Yellow;
                text.OutlineStroke.Width = 3;​

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello Bob-Habanai,

It is fine to provide dates for the bar anchors to Draw.Line(), but it will still draw from the middle of a bar to the middle of another.

Borgen has an interesting solution using the Hash plot style with a plot added with AddPlot() and the value set to the Close[0].

[Bob-Habanai]

Thanks Borgen,

I'm all sorted now.

Much appreciated!

Is this what you are looking for? If so use the regular Plots for Close values.




For the Outline width:

Text text = Draw.Text(this,"test","Outline",0,High[0]);
text.OutlineStroke.Brush = Brushes.Yellow;
text.OutlineStroke.Width = 3;​