Text not showing to right

[ark321]

I've developed an indicator to draw lines. However, the text is displayed on the left side of the chart instead of to the right side of the line/chart.
Below is the snippet of the code. Any idea what am I missing?

if (double.TryParse(priceStr, out double levelPrice))
{

// Draw horizontal line
NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.DrawingTools.Draw.Horizont alLine(
this,
label + "_" + levelPrice,
levelPrice,
Brushes.DarkOrange
);

// Draw label at the last bar (to the right)
NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.DrawingTools.Draw.Text(
this,
"label_" + levelPrice,
label,
CurrentBar, // Position the label at the last bar
levelPrice,
Brushes.Red
);

[MiCe1999]

Draw.Text(NinjaScriptBaseowner,stringtag,stringtext,intbarsAgo,doubley,BrushtextBrush)

barsAgo is an offset from CurrentBar. When it's 0 the position is CurrentBar.

[ark321]

so, what is wrong? I had set as CurrentBar which is 0. Shouldnt it display the text on current bar?

[rockmanx00]

No. From the article below,

A number representing the current bar in a Bars object that the OnBarUpdate() method in an indicator or strategy is currently processing. For example, if a chart has 100 bars of data, the very first bar of the chart (left most bar) will be number 0 (zero) and each subsequent bar from left to right is incremented by 1.

If the CurrentBar is bar number 100, you are telling it to go back 100 bars ago.

https://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt8/NT%20HelpGuide%20English.html?currentbars.htm

[ark321]

how do i fix it? what should i specify for the barsAgo ?

[MiCe1999]

how do i fix it? what should i specify for the barsAgo ?

CurrentBar is always the right most bar (newest). Since barsAgo is the offset (towards the oldest) from CurrentBar, when barsAgo is 0, it's pointing where CurrentBar is at.

[ark321]

what do i need to do display the text to the right?

[ark321]

sorry, got it.. let me try

[ark321]

actually, my code already has CurrentBar as an argument but the text is displayed on the left side

// Draw label at the last bar (to the right)
NinjaTrader.NinjaScript.DrawingTools.Draw.Text(
this,
"label_" + levelPrice,
label,
CurrentBar, // Position the label at the last bar
levelPrice,
Brushes.Red
);

[ark321]

I tried with zero as barsago, as you see the label is displayed on the left. Something I'm missing here

[MiCe1999]

Ok, so barsAgo is an offset, but CurrentBar is the right most (Bars.Count-1) only in realtime state. I suppose you'd need to draw your label when State==State.Realtime or CurrentBar = Bars.Count-1.

Even if you make it work - it may not be what you want since once the label is drawn - it will be attached to that bar location. As new bars come in, the text will no longer be at the right side. To address that, you could delete old label and draw a new one above new CurrentBar once IsFirstTickOfBar=true

Drawing in OnRender() via SharpDX would be more appropriate but more complicated.

[ark321]

is there a sample code for it?

[MiCe1999]

https://forum.ninjatrader.com/forum/ninjatrader-8/indicator-development/1288411-how-to-draw-text-on-the-left-side-of-the-chart

[MiCe1999]

You can use this for reference: https://ninjatraderecosystem.com/use...belhorizlines/