Font type and size on Draw.Text not working

[cyberpete76]

Hi,
I am trying to add the SimpleFont font type and size to my Draw.Text line where I call the current bar length. Unfortunately I am getting the error message: No overloaded method Text uses this number of arguments (11) (CS1501).
I have tried various approaches but I can´t get it work.
I have used part of the SampleChangeFont Inidcator and included it in my code. There the font type etc. works, but not on my Draw.Text line.

    public class EMABarLength : Indicator
{
        // private NinjaTrader.Gui.Tools.SimpleFont myFont;

        private SimpleFont    largeFont;        // This variable holds the large font.  

        [Range(1, int.MaxValue), NinjaScriptProperty]
        public int TextOffset { get; set; }

    protected override void OnStateChange()
    {
        if (State == State.SetDefaults)
        {
        Name = "EMA Bar Length";
        IsOverlay = true;
        TextOffset = 10;
        largeFont = new Gui.Tools.SimpleFont("Arial", 12);
        Calculate = Calculate.OnPriceChange;


    }
    //    myFont = new NinjaTrader.Gui.Tools.SimpleFont("Arial", 12) { Size = 10, Bold = false };
    //    Instrument.MasterInstrument.PriceChange += OnPriceChange;
    }
        protected override void OnBarUpdate()
    {
        if (CurrentBar == Bars.Count -1)
        {

        Draw.Text(this, "BarLength" + CurrentBar, Math.Round((High[0] - Low[0]) / TickSize).ToString(), 0, Low[0] - (TickSize * TextOffset),  Brushes.Gray);
        }    


        if (CurrentBar < Bars.Count - 5) return;
        // Draw.Text(this, "BarLength" + CurrentBar, Math.Round((High[0] - Low[0]) / TickSize).ToString(), 0, Low[0] - (TickSize * TextOffset),  0, Brushes.LightSeaGreen, myFont, TextAlignment.Center, Brushes.Transparent, Brushes.Transparent, 100);
        // Draw.Text(this, "highText", true, High[0].ToString(), 1, High[0] + 2 * TickSize, 0, Brushes.Green, largeFont, TextAlignment.Justify, Brushes.Transparent, Brushes.Transparent, 0);
        Draw.Text(this, "BarLength" + CurrentBar, Math.Round((High[0] - Low[0]) / TickSize).ToString(), 0, Low[0] - (TickSize * TextOffset),  Brushes.Gray, largeFont, TextAlignment.Justify, Brushes.Transparent, Brushes.Transparent, 0);

        }
    }
}​

Hope anybody can help me get this line right?

Thanks!
Peter

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello cyberpete76,

The error means that the number of parameters being used are incorrect.

You can see a sample of using a SimpleFont with the correct number of parameters here:

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/draw_text.htm

All of the possible ways that you can use Draw.Text can be found here:

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/simplefont_class.htm?zoom_highlightsub=SimpleFont

[cyberpete76]

Thank you Jesse,
I fixed the error and the indicator is now working as planned.
But now I am running into another issue when trying to make the Font user definable in the indicator Properties. My code looks like this but under Properties I get only the TextOffset, not the Font properties for "smallFont" nor "largeFont":

namespace NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.Indicators
{
    public class EMABarLength : Indicator
{

        private SimpleFont    largeFont;        // This variable holds the large font.
        private SimpleFont    smallFont;        // This variable holds the small font.
        private Bars.Count  BarsCount;

        [Range(1, int.MaxValue), NinjaScriptProperty]
        public int TextOffset { get; set; }

    protected override void OnStateChange()
    {
        if (State == State.SetDefaults)
        {
        Name = "EMA Bar Length";
        BarsCount = 5;
        largeFont = new Gui.Tools.SimpleFont("Arial", 12);
        smallFont = new Gui.Tools.SimpleFont("Arial", 10);    
        TextOffset = 30;
        IsOverlay = true;
        Calculate = Calculate.OnPriceChange;


        }
            else if(State == State.Terminated)
            {
            largeFont = null;
            smallFont = null;
            }
        }

        protected override void OnBarUpdate()
        {

        string barLengthInTicks = Math.Round((High[0] - Low[0]) / TickSize).ToString();

        if (CurrentBar == Bars.Count -1)
        {

        // PREVIOUS VERSION w/o SimpleFont: Draw.Text(this, "BarLength" + CurrentBar, Math.Round((High[0] - Low[0]) / TickSize).ToString(), 0, Low[0] - (TickSize * TextOffset),  Brushes.Gray);
        Draw.Text(this, "BarLength" + CurrentBar, false, barLengthInTicks, 0, Low[0] - (TickSize * TextOffset), 0, Brushes.DarkBlue, largeFont, TextAlignment.Center, Brushes.Transparent, Brushes.Transparent, 0);
        }    


        // if (CurrentBar < Bars.Count - 5) return;
        // version w/o SimpleFont: Draw.Text(this, "BarLength" + CurrentBar, barLengthInTicks, 0, Low[0] - (TickSize * TextOffset), Brushes.Gray);
        if (CurrentBar < BarsCount) return;
        Draw.Text(this, "BarLength" + CurrentBar, false, barLengthInTicks, 0, Low[0] - (TickSize * TextOffset), 0, Brushes.LightSlateGray, smallFont, TextAlignment.Center, Brushes.Transparent, Brushes.Transparent, 0);


        }
    }
}​

In the example "SampleChangeFont" indicator it works and I used exactly the same logic in my code. But in my indicator it doesn´t work.
Hope you can help.
Thanks
P.

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello cyberpete76,

You need a public property to make user inputs. You can see an example of doing that with a simplefont here:

https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...oom_highlights ub=simplefont