Color Input Param in Strat Analyzer showing hex nbr, not button to open Color Picker.

[EquityTrader]

Hi NinjaTrader Technical Support,

The following code causes the "MyColor" input parameter below to show up as an editable hexadecimal number "#FFFF0000" in the Strategy Analyzer input parameters property grid rather than a nice color button that when clicked allows the user to pick a color from a color picker dialog box.

// In the "protected override void OnStateChange()" method...
if (State == State.SetDefaults)
{
...
MyColor = Color.FromArgb(255, 255, 0, 0);
...
}

// In the list of Input Parameters for the Strategy...
[NinjaScriptProperty]
[Display(ResourceType = typeof(Custom.Resource), Name="Color", Description="", Order=1, GroupName="NinjaScriptStrategyParameters")]
public Color MyColor { get; set; }

How can I make the "MyColor" input parameter above show up as a nice color button that when clicked allows the user to pick a color from a color picker dialog box?

Thanks in advance!

EquityTrader

[NinjaTrader_Jesse]

Hello EquityTrader,

Thanks for the post.

NT8 uses Brushes for color input specifically so other C# color types like Color won't have a nice editor like brush does. You would need to make a brush property for it to show up as a list of colors.

If you are trying to create a custom brush with alpha you can find some examples in the following page of use and also serialization.

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

I look forward to being of further assistance.

[EquityTrader]

Hi Jesse,

Thanks! Your answer was just what I needed. I was able to follow the help documentation you recommended to get a Brush that is visible in the Input Parameters section of a Strategy in the Strategy Analyzer, and it has a nice color drop-down list editor instead of a hexadecimal number like #FFFF0000.

Thanks again,

EquityTrader