floating rectangles in the right side of the chart

[luxurious_04]

Does anyone has a sample indicator or code that can override a drawn rectangles to be always floating in the right side of the chart when the user scroll bar?

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello luxurious_04,

From my understanding, in NinjaTrader 7 it will not be possible to modify manually drawn objects from a script.

Are these objects manually drawn, or drawn by the script that will be modifying them?

I am not aware of any scripts that exist such as this, however, below are a few links to threads about modifying script drawn objects.

http://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/showthread.php?t=42384

http://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/showthread.php?t=72160

As well as a link to the help guide on the DrawObjects collection.

http://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/drawobjects.htm

[luxurious_04]

A drawn by script and it should stay at the right side of the chart no matter what the user do either scroll up or down.

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello luxurious_04,

Thank you for your note.

This would require that you add unsupported code to the script.

By overriding the Plot() method this will trigger when the chart is scrolled. When this occurs, you would need to move the anchor of the existing objects as shown in the linked threads.

Overriding the Plot() method is not documented/supported by NinjaTrader Support for NinjaTrader 7. Resources were added to NinjaTrader 8 to allow for this in an OnRender() method documented for NinjaScript.

Below are a few links on overriding the Plot() method.

http://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/showthread.php?t=40275

http://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/showthread.php?t=26603

This thread will remain open for any community members that would like to assist with this unsupported code.

You can also contact a professional NinjaScript Consultant who would be eager to create or modify this script at your request or assist you with your script. The NinjaTrader Ecosystem has affiliate contacts who provide educational as well as consulting services. Please let me know if you would like our business development follow up with you with a list of affiliate consultants who would be happy to create this script or any others at your request.

[luxurious_04]

Thanks for the info..Now how can I plot a string value? Or a string series? I want to plot the string value in every bar just like plotting an integer value by bar.

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello luxurious_04,

To draw text above or below a bar use DrawText().

http://ninjatrader.com/support/helpGuides/nt7/drawtext.htm

[luxurious_04]

I am not trying to draw on the chart. I am asking how to plot string values on the chart just like this stringSeries.Set("UpBar"); and I can access that using this Value[0]? Just like plotting a double or int values in each bar. Just like ATR.Set(5.023) then I can access that by this code Value[0] or ATR[0].

[NinjaTrader_PatrickH]

Hello luxurious_04,

Thank you for your response.

The Plots require a double value. So what you could do is create a string series and then pass it's values to the Draw.Text(). You can then expose the string series so you could call it from another script.

For information on Series in NinjaTrader 8 please visit the following link: http://ninjatrader.com/support/helpG...us/seriest.htm

For an example on exposing a Series please visit the following link: http://ninjatrader.com/support/forum...ead.php?t=4991

Please let me know if you have any questions.

[luxurious_04]

I tried using a string series but I don't have a value in the override plot section. mySeries[0] returns a null value but in the OnBarUpdate it does have a value.

[NinjaTrader_PatrickH]

Hello luxurious_04,

Thank you for your response.

That would be correct. A series of String is not a Plot. To clarify this further; you cannot set a string as a plot.

[luxurious_04]

then what would be the best way on this?

[NinjaTrader_PatrickH]

Hello luxurious_04,

Thank you for your response.

The method I described in post #8 would be the best solution here: http://ninjatrader.com/support/forum...56&postcount=8

You can access the values of the Series from other NS objects once it is exposed. All you have to do is use Draw.Text() to draw the strings on the chart fro the String Series where you stored the strings.

Please let me know if you have any questions.