How use custom XAML windows in charts?

[ttodua]

we can add button on chart, like:

var newControl = new System.Windows.Controls.TextBox { Name = "asd", Text ="WPF textbox", Width = 100, Background = Brushes.Green};
myGrid.Children.Add(newControl);
System.Windows.Controls.Grid.SetColumn((UIElement) newControl, 0);
this.UserControlCollection.Add(myGrid);


however, what steps need to be done (i am completely new to XAML field) to add WPF control instead of simple textbox, that has it's own .xaml file?


so, it is like :

var newControl = new CustomControls.CustomBox()....
which has it's own xaml.

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello ttodua,

Xaml files can be loaded with FileStream and XamlReader.Load().

Below is a link to an example.

http://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/showthread.php?p=477059#post477059

[ttodua]

Thanks ChelseasB.
That example is totally for AddonWindow.
Could you show me an example in this already done indicator?
just to replace textbox with a sample WPF element which has XAML:

https://pastebin.com/raw/YdDDNUAN

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello ttodua,

I don't have any examples of this for an indicator specifically but the code to read from a xaml file is not different in an indicator. This is the same in any script.

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello,

Attached is the Long Short Toolbar buttons strategy combined with the AddonShell code for loading xaml.

http://ninjatrader.com/support/forum/showthread.php?p=477059#post477059

https://ninjatraderecosystem.com/user-app-share-download/long-short-toolbar-buttons-2/

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[ttodua]

Excellent NinjaTrader_ChelseaB ! thanks!

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello ttodua,

The xaml comes from the ButtonFromXamlExampleContent.xaml, which is taken from the AddonShells AddonShellPageContent.xaml file and then stripped down to just the button.

You can probably edit with visual studio if you include the xaml file.

[ttodua]

Well, when i "view all files" in VS, i couldnt see the way to visually modify that file: https://i.imgur.com/6PqDeOl.png

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello ttodua,

While using VS is out of our realm, I suggest including it in the project. (8th menu item there).

As a heads up, NinjaTrader created controls will not appear correctly in the visual editor.