Can I position a button anywhere on the chart?

[cre8able]

I've been looking through a bunch of button code examples trying to figure out how to place a button on the chart in the location I want it, not in a corner grid or on chart trader, etc.

Here are a couple examples I found. One puts it in the toolbar. the other places it in the upper right corner in a grid.

Is it possible to "render it" at coordinates on the chart that I specify?

I was unable to figure it out from the examples I found

thanks

        private void AddButtonToToolbar()
        {
            _chartWindow = Window.GetWindow(this.ChartControl.Parent) as Chart;

            if (_chartWindow == null)
            {
                Print("chartWindow == null");
                return;
            }

            _button = CreateButton("BUY", "buybutton", Brushes.White, Brushes.DarkRed);
            _button.Click += OnButtonBuyClick;
            _chartWindow.MainMenu.Add(_button);
            

            _isToolBarButtonAdded = true;
        }
​

            else if (State == State.Historical)
            {
                myFont12 = new NinjaTrader.Gui.Tools.SimpleFont("Ariel", 12);
                myFont24 = new NinjaTrader.Gui.Tools.SimpleFont("Ariel", 24);

                
                if (UserControlCollection.Contains(myGrid))
                    return;
                
                Dispatcher.InvokeAsync((() =>
                {
                    myGrid = new System.Windows.Controls.Grid
                    {
                        Name = "MyCustomGrid", HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Right, VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Top
                    };
                    
                    System.Windows.Controls.ColumnDefinition column1 = new System.Windows.Controls.ColumnDefinition();
                    System.Windows.Controls.ColumnDefinition column2 = new System.Windows.Controls.ColumnDefinition();
                    
                    myGrid.ColumnDefinitions.Add(column1);
                    myGrid.ColumnDefinitions.Add(column2);
                    
                    longButton = new System.Windows.Controls.Button
                    {
                        Name = "LongButton", Content = "LONG", Foreground = Brushes.White, Background = Brushes.Green
                    };
                    
                    shortButton = new System.Windows.Controls.Button
                    {
                        Name = "ShortButton", Content = "SHORT", Foreground = Brushes.Black, Background = Brushes.Red
                    };

                    


                    longButton.Click += OnButtonClick;
                    shortButton.Click += OnButtonClick;

                    
                    System.Windows.Controls.Grid.SetColumn(longButton, 0);
                    System.Windows.Controls.Grid.SetColumn(shortButton, 1);

                    
                    myGrid.Children.Add(longButton);
                    myGrid.Children.Add(shortButton);

                    UserControlCollection.Add(myGrid);
                }));
            }
            else if (State == State.Terminated)
            {
                Dispatcher.InvokeAsync((() =>
                {
                    if (myGrid != null)
                    {
                        if (longButton != null)
                        {
                            myGrid.Children.Remove(longButton);
                            longButton.Click -= OnButtonClick;
                            longButton = null;
                        }
                        if (shortButton != null)
                        {
                            myGrid.Children.Remove(shortButton);
                            shortButton.Click -= OnButtonClick;
                            shortButton = null;
                        }
                    }
                }));
            }
        }
​

[cre8able]

I'd like to be able to use something like this to hold a button

SharpDX.Rectangle timeBox = new SharpDX.Rectangle(xPriceCoordinate, yPriceCoordinate, 50, 20);

[NinjaTrader_Gaby]

Hello cre8able,

Thank you for your post.

It is possible to render a rectangle, then when clicking the mouse check if the mouse coordinates are within the rectangle coordinates.

Please see the attached sample script which demonstrates. This same concept can be used within an indicator.

[cre8able]

thanks Gaby. That sounds like a good plan