Properties

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Definition

A collection of properties related to the configuration of the Chart

 

Chart_Properites

 

Warning:  These are UI properties which are designed to be set by a user.  Attempting to modify these values through a custom script is NOT guaranteed to take effect.  

 

 

Property Value

A ChartControlProperties object containing values for all properties configured on the specified ChartBars object.

 

Property

Return Type and Description

AllowSelectionDragging

A bool indicating selected chart objects can be moved within a chart panel or dragged to a new chart panel

AlwaysOnTop

A bool indicating "Always on Top" is enabled for the chart window

AreHGridLinesVisible

A bool indicating the horizontal grid lines are visible on the chart

AreTabsVisible

A bool indicating tabs are visible in the chart window

AreVGridLinesVisible

A bool indicating the vertical grid lines are visible on the chart

AxisPen

A Stroke object used in painting the x- and y-axis

BarDistance

A float measuring the distance (in pixels) between the left or right edge of one bar and the corresponding edge of the previous or subsequent bar

BarMarginRight

An int representing the "Right Margin" property value configured on the chart

ChartBackground

A Brush object used to paint the chart background

ChartText

A Brush object used to paint text on the chart

ChartTraderVisibility

An enum indicating the visibility status of Chart Trader. Possible values are Collapsed, Visible, and VisibleCollapsed

CrosshairCrosshairType

An enum indicating the type of Cross Hair enabled on the chart. Possible values are Off, Local, Global, and GlobalNoTimeScroll

CrosshairIsLocked

A bool indicating the Cross Hair's vertical line is locked in place

CrosshairLabelBackground

A Brush object used to paint the Cross Hair's price and time markers in the x- and y-axis

CrosshairLabelForeground

A Brush object used to paint the text in the Cross Hair's price and time markers

CrosshairPen

A string representing the Pen used within the Stroke that is used to draw the Cross Hair

CrosshairStroke

A CrosshairStroke object containing information on the Cross Hair's Stroke, CrosshairType, and isLocked property

GridLineHPen

A GridLine object containing information on the horizontal grid lines' Stroke and isVisible property

GridLineVPen

A GridLine object containing information on the vertical grid lines' Stroke and isVisible property

InactivePriceMarkersBackground

A Brush object used to paint the background of inactive price markers on the chart

InactivePriceMarkersForeground

A Brush object used to paint the display text of inactive price markers on the chart

LabelFont

A NinjaTrader.Gui.Tools.SimpleFont object containing information on the font used in text labels throughout the chart

PanelSplitterPen

A Stroke object used to paint the lines between chart panels

ShowDateRange

A bool indicating the date range of the bars painted on the visible chart canvas will be displayed within the chart

ShowScrollBar

A bool indicating the horizontal scroll bar is visible beneath the x-axis

SnapMode

An enum indicating the currently enabled Snap Mode. Possible values are None, Bar, Price, and BarAndPrice

TabName

A string representing the name of the current tab

 

Syntax

<ChartControl>.Properties

 

Example

ns

protected override void OnRender(ChartControl chartControl, ChartScale chartScale)
{
  // Instantiate a ChartControlProperties object to hold a reference to chartControl.Properties
  ChartControlProperties myProperties = chartControl.Properties;
 
  // Set the AllowSelectionDragging property to false
  myProperties.AllowSelectionDragging = false;
}