Live/Active bar

[QTrader]

Hi,

I wonder if somebody can point me in the right direction.

I want to change the colour of the ative/live bar to something else until it has completed.

I find the realtime bar distracting as it is forming and wanted to mainly focus on the prior completed bar.

The only function support I can see is getBarState().
However, it signals a "BARSTATE_NEWBAR" which is the first tick of the new bar and not that the current bar has completed.

I have not found a way to colour a bar retrospectively...

Any help would be appreciated.

Kind regards,
Rene'.

[Doji3333]

solution..

you would use..

getCurrentBarIndex() == 0

When this value == 0, you are on the most current REALTIME bar. You could then use the color functions to change this bar's color.

I believe you would have to use other functions to redraw the bars (as they complete) to a default color.

B

[QTrader]

Hi,

Thanks for your reply.

I think you may have misunderstood my question...or I have misunstood your answer.

In any event, I would like to achieve the following;

To change the color (or set to hollow) the most current realtime bar. ie using the "setPriceBarColor" to change the current bar.

However, as a new bar/tick arrives, I seem unable to change the color of the previous bar as the coloring functions only work on the current real-time bar.

I think what is needed is a status message from "getBarState" with a "BARSTATE_BARCOMPLETE" or something to perform any last actions on the current bar (ie. change the colors etc) before the new tick creates a new bar and the old current bar becomes the previous bar.

Or, allowing color/drawing manipulations on any bar index, in which case I could use the arrival of the new tick to change the previous bar.

Rene'.

[Doji3333]

It appears..

you are correct.

setPriceBarColor( Color, [WickColor], [bThinWick], [bHollow] )


· Color: A valid color definition or RGB value.
· WickColor: Optional - set wick color.
· bThinWick: Optional - set thin wick (true or false).
· bHollow: Optional - set hollow candle (true or false).

Sets the bar color for the current bar.

Example:

setPriceBarColor( Color.green );

This would be a great example of a request to send to [email protected]...

Here is how I would suggest you word your request..

Gentlemen,

I would like to request an addition to the setPriceBarColor() (and other related functions) in EFS. I would like to be able to color PAST and CURRENT bars at will - thus passing a price bar parameter with this function (like setPriceBarColor( Color.green, -3 );. Please add it to your future updates..

Thank you,

You.

[eSignal_JasonK]

Hello Brad/Rene,

You could use the setBar() function to change the color of the historical bars.

At BARSTATE_NEWBAR, which is the first instance (or execution) in the EFS when we know a bar just closed, use setBar() to reset the bar's color that just closed. Reference bar -1.

[Doji3333]

Thanks Jason...

Good to know you've "got my back"... How's golf?? Playing today - wish you were closer.

[eSignal_JasonK]

This won't work for the price bar colors however. We would need a modification to either setBar() or the setPriceBarColor() functions as Brad suggested.