help with DrawRay function

[kenyaTrader]

Hello,

Can someonone help on the following code?

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
// Use this method for calculating your indicator values. Assign a value to each
// plot below by replacing 'Close[0]' with your own formula.
// Plot0.Set(Close[0]);

if (CurrentBar > 1) DrawRay("ray", 1, Open[0], 0, Open[0], Color.LimeGreen);

//this.DrawRectangle("Rec", false, 0, High[0], -10, Open[0], Color.Blue, Color.Blue, 3);
//RemoveDrawObject("tag1");
}
This indicator works but does not display the Price. I would like it to display the price on the Price Panel or as a text above the Line

Thanks

[NinjaTrader_CalH]

Hello KenyaTrader,

Thank you for your post and welcome to the forums!

When you say not displaying the price are you referring the plot? or the DrawRay()?

[kenyaTrader]

I am referring the plot

[NinjaTrader_PatrickH]

Hello kenyaTrader,

You will need to uncomment the Plot0.Set(Close[0]);, so remove the '//' in front of the Plot0.Set().

[kenyaTrader]

Sorry for the confusion. This is what i wanted with the below code, when the line is drawn, to have it dispaying the price on th line

protected override void OnBarUpdate()

if (CurrentBar > 1) DrawLine ("Open", -20, Open[0], 0, Open[0], Color.Blue);
DrawLine("Open2", -20, Open[0] - 3 * TickSize, 0, Open[0] - 3 * TickSize, Color.Red);
DrawLine("Open3", -20, Open[0] + 3 * TickSize, 0, Open[0] + 3 * TickSize, Color.Red);

Or there might be another way to achieve my goal

Thanks...

[koganam]

Sorry for the confusion. This is what i wanted with the below code, when the line is drawn, to have it dispaying the price on th line

protected override void OnBarUpdate()

if (CurrentBar > 1) DrawLine ("Open", -20, Open[0], 0, Open[0], Color.Blue);
DrawLine("Open2", -20, Open[0] - 3 * TickSize, 0, Open[0] - 3 * TickSize, Color.Red);
DrawLine("Open3", -20, Open[0] + 3 * TickSize, 0, Open[0] + 3 * TickSize, Color.Red);

Or there might be another way to achieve my goal

Thanks...

ref: http://www.ninjatrader.com/support/f...64&postcount=3

[kenyaTrader]

Sorry for my limited knowledge but can you please explain the following variable? strStopValue

[NinjaTrader_PatrickH]

Hello kenyaTrader,

Thank you for your response and thank you to koganam for that post.

strStopValue is likely a string representing the price level of the stop order in the context of that example. So likely a double that has been converted to a string to be passed to the DrawText().

[kenyaTrader]

this is my final version that works

thanks koganam + NinjaTrader_PatrickH for helping me

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
double myOpen = Open[0] ;
double myOpen1 = Open[0] - 3 * TickSize;
double myOpen2 = Open[0] + 3 * TickSize;

if (CurrentBar > 1) DrawLine ("Open", -17, Open[0], 0, Open[0], Color.Blue);
DrawText("Text", true, myOpen.ToString(), -20, Open[0], 0, Color.Black, new Font("Times New Roman", 12), StringAlignment.Center, Color.Blue, Color.Gray, 100);

DrawLine ("Open1", -20, Open[0] - 3 * TickSize, 0, Open[0] - 3 * TickSize, Color.Red);
DrawText("Text1", true, myOpen1.ToString(), -20, Open[0] - 3 * TickSize, 0, Color.Black, new Font("Times New Roman", 12), StringAlignment.Center, Color.Blue, Color.Gray, 100);

DrawLine ("Open2", -20, Open[0] + 3 * TickSize, 0, Open[0] + 3 * TickSize, Color.Red);
DrawText("Text2", true, myOpen2.ToString(), -20, Open[0] + 3 * TickSize, 0, Color.Black, new Font("Times New Roman", 12), StringAlignment.Center, Color.Blue, Color.Gray, 100);

}

[koganam]

this is my final version that works

thanks koganam + NinjaTrader_PatrickH for helping me

protected override void OnBarUpdate()
{
double myOpen = Open[0] ;
double myOpen1 = Open[0] - 3 * TickSize;
double myOpen2 = Open[0] + 3 * TickSize;

if (CurrentBar > 1) DrawLine ("Open", -17, Open[0], 0, Open[0], Color.Blue);
DrawText("Text", true, myOpen.ToString(), -20, Open[0], 0, Color.Black, new Font("Times New Roman", 12), StringAlignment.Center, Color.Blue, Color.Gray, 100);

DrawLine ("Open1", -20, Open[0] - 3 * TickSize, 0, Open[0] - 3 * TickSize, Color.Red);
DrawText("Text1", true, myOpen1.ToString(), -20, Open[0] - 3 * TickSize, 0, Color.Black, new Font("Times New Roman", 12), StringAlignment.Center, Color.Blue, Color.Gray, 100);

DrawLine ("Open2", -20, Open[0] + 3 * TickSize, 0, Open[0] + 3 * TickSize, Color.Red);
DrawText("Text2", true, myOpen2.ToString(), -20, Open[0] + 3 * TickSize, 0, Color.Black, new Font("Times New Roman", 12), StringAlignment.Center, Color.Blue, Color.Gray, 100);

}

You are creating 3 copies of the same font object per run, and not disposing of the objects. You would be better off creating one copy of the font object, using it 3 times, then disposing of it.