Change Custom Button's Color after clicking

[pechtri]

Hello,

I added a custom button in chart trader, and I want to change the color when I click on the button.

I have a Bool i called it armLong to chnage from true to false dependent on clicks,

this is where i am creatign the button :

protected void CreateWPFControls()
        {
            chartWindow                = Window.GetWindow(ChartControl.Parent) as Gui.Chart.Chart;

            if (chartWindow == null)
                return;

            chartTraderGrid            = (chartWindow.FindFirst("ChartWindowChartTraderControl") as Gui.Chart.ChartTrader).Content as System.Windows.Controls.Grid;

            chartTraderButtonsGrid    = chartTraderGrid.Children[0] as System.Windows.Controls.Grid;

            lowerButtonsGrid = new System.Windows.Controls.Grid();
            lowerButtonsGrid.RowDefinitions.Add(new System.Windows.Controls.RowDefinition());
            lowerButtonsGrid.RowDefinitions.Add(new System.Windows.Controls.RowDefinition());

            addedRow1    = new System.Windows.Controls.RowDefinition() { Height = new GridLength(60) };
            addedRow2    = new System.Windows.Controls.RowDefinition() { Height = new GridLength(200) };
                longButton = new System.Windows.Controls.Button()
                {        

                    Content            = string.Format("Arm Long"),
                    Height            = 25,
                    Margin            = new Thickness(5,0,5,0),
                    Padding            = new Thickness(0,0,0,0)
                };    

                // change colors of the buttons
                if(armLong == true){
                    longButton.Background    = Brushes.Gray;
                }else if (armLong == false) {
                    longButton.Background    = Brushes.Lime;
                }

                    longButton.Click +=  ARMLong;    
                    lowerButtonsGrid.Children.Add(longButton);    

            if (TabSelected())
                InsertWPFControls();

            chartWindow.MainTabControl.SelectionChanged += TabChangedHandler;
        }​

and this is where i change the armLong Bool:

protected void ARMLong(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            Print("------------------------------");
            Print("Before Change : " + armLong);
            armLong = !armLong;
            Print("after Change : " + armLong);
            ForceRefresh();
        }​

but It didnt update when i click on the button, the color stays the same :/

How can I fix this please

thank you in advance

[NinjaTrader_BrandonH]

Hello pechtri,

Thanks for your post.

Please review the sample script on the forum thread linked below that demonstrates how to modify the button background color when the button is clicked. You could compare this sample to your script to see where differences might be.

https://forum.ninjatrader.com/forum/ninjascript-file-sharing/ninjascript-file-sharing-discussion/1166608-change-button-colors-for-clicked-and-not-clicked?p=1166611#post1166611

If the script is not behaving as expected then further debugging prints should be added to the script to understand exactly how the logic is behaving. Below is a link to a forum post that demonstrates how to use prints to understand behavior.
https://ninjatrader.com/support/foru...121#post791121

[pechtri]

Thank you very much it worked