Printing text on chart from robots

Spotware
28 Aug 2017, 09:41

Dear irmscher9,

Check this example to see how to draw text on a chart. Let us know if this is helpful.

Best Regards,

cTrader Team

irmscher9
28 Aug 2017, 12:37

Thanks for prompt reply.

Does it work with indicators only or both indicators and bots?

If it works with bots, could you please give me an example of a simple bot that prints text in a certain places on a chart?

Spotware
28 Aug 2017, 12:49

Dear irmscher9,

It works for cBots as well. See an example below

using System;
using System.Linq;
using cAlgo.API;
using cAlgo.API.Indicators;
using cAlgo.API.Internals;
using cAlgo.Indicators;

namespace cAlgo
{
    [Robot(TimeZone = TimeZones.UTC, AccessRights = AccessRights.None)]
    public class NewcBot : Robot
    {
        [Parameter(DefaultValue = 0.0)]
        public double Parameter { get; set; }

        protected override void OnStart()
        {

        }

        protected override void OnBar()
        {
            ChartObjects.DrawText("Sample Text", "Sample Text", StaticPosition.Center);
        }

        protected override void OnStop()
        {
            
        }
    }
}

Best Regards,

cTrader Team

irmscher9
28 Aug 2017, 12:54

Wow, thanks a lot! Lightning-fast reply :)

irmscher9
28 Aug 2017, 13:01

Hey, but does it work in backtesting?

Spotware
28 Aug 2017, 14:38

Hi irmscher9,

No this function is not supposed to work in backtesting.

Best Regards,

cTrader Team

irmscher9
28 Aug 2017, 14:43

RE:

Spotware said:

Hi irmscher9,

No this function is not supposed to work in backtesting.

Best Regards,

cTrader Team

Hey, it would be mega useful to have this feature in backtasting. What do you think?

Spotware
28 Aug 2017, 14:51

Hi irmscher9,

We will forward your suggestion to the product team for consideration.

Best Regards,

cTrader Team

irmscher9
28 Aug 2017, 14:51

RE:

Spotware said:

Hi irmscher9,

We will forward your suggestion to the product team for consideration.

Best Regards,

cTrader Team

Thanks. How may I track the response?

Spotware
28 Aug 2017, 14:53

RE: RE:

irmscher9 said:

Spotware said:

Hi irmscher9,

We will forward your suggestion to the product team for consideration.

Best Regards,

cTrader Team

Thanks. How may I track the response?

In case they decide to implement this feature, we will update this post and you will get notified.

irmscher9
28 Aug 2017, 14:58

Ok, thanks.

koktos632
23 Jul 2020, 10:08

RE:

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How to draw the text on the chart?
The documentation does not provide any useful info about it :(

Spotware said:

Dear irmscher9,

Check this example to see how to draw text on a chart. Let us know if this is helpful.

Best Regards,

cTrader Team

 

koktos632
24 Jul 2020, 07:39

RE: RE:

Hi!

How to draw the text on the chart, please?
 

PanagiotisCharalampous
24 Jul 2020, 08:18

Hi koktos632,

You can use DrawText() method.

Best Regards,

Panagiotis 

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