Check if DrawArrow is selected

[foxy_rav]

Hi all,

I am creating an indicator that places arrows above certain bars on the daily chart.

I want to display some information in the DataBox window - when an arrow is selected on the chart.

So the questions are :-

1) How to I check to see if the arrow I have drawn on the chart is clicked?
2) How do I display info in the DataBox ?

Thanks

[NinjaTrader_Jim]

Hello foxy_rav,

Thanks for your message.

The DataBox will show Plot values associated with the bar slot that the the mouse is over. There is not another supported way to write to this window. I may suggest using DrawTextFixed or custom rendering to display this info on the chart once the drawing object is found.

DrawingObjects in NinjaTrader 7 do not have a supported property to check if the object is selected. I did a quick check of the forums to see if other community members have found unsupported approaches, but have not found anything for this specific purpose. I'll leave the thread open for anyone that has insight here.

DrawingObjects do have an IsSelected property in NinjaTrader 8, however.

In NinjaTrader 8, you can loop through the DrawObjects collection when the mouse is clicked to find a selected Drawing Object. I've attached an example.

For drawing on the chart, you could use SharpDX rendering similar to what is done in the script below or use Draw.TextFixed().

https://ninjatraderecosystem.com/user-app-share-download/position-display-indicator/

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DrawTextFixed (NinjaTrader 7) - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help...wtextfixed.htm

Draw.TextFixed (NinjaTrader 8) - https://ninjatrader.com/support/help..._textfixed.htm

While the information above gives direction for NinjaTrader 8, we can hope it will move you forward should you get some insight for identifying a selected drawing object.

We look forward to assisting.