Bar Color Change

[lassiter]

Is it possible to have yesterday's bars a different color from today's?

As an example, I would like yesterday to print black...

[ACM]

lassiter
I do not believe that is possible.
The setBar() function which allows to modify the value and properties of a previously returned 'bar', applies only to studies and/or indicators as far as I know.
Never the less you may want to have eSignal confirm this.
Alex

[lassiter]

hmmm...thanx...

Is there a way to change the backjground color for yesterday (or today)?

[ACM]

Re: Reply to post 'Bar Color Change'

lassiter
I would think yes as the background color is one of the properties of
studies/indicators.
Alex

[eSignal_JasonK]

See setBar() function in the EFS Help Center & Library under Function Reference/Data Access Functions.

[lassiter]

Ok, so I am a dummy...the explaination is Greek to me...i.e. I need help.

All I want to do is either change yesterday's bar color, or yesterday's background color - and I simply do not know how to do it...

[eSignal_JasonK]

Hello Lassiter,

Here's an example for you that might work better than using setBar(). I left an example of how to use the setBar() function. The problem with setBar() for your request requires us to create a more complicated routine for setting the color of all the previous day's bars after the chart has loaded. With the code example below, the previous day's background color will be set to grey as the chart loads until we reach today's bars.

function preMain() {
    setPriceStudy(true);
    setShowCursorLabel(false);
}

var CurDay = null;

function main() {
    //if (getBarState() == BARSTATE_NEWBAR && getCurrentBarIndex() == 0) {
    //    setBar(Bar.BgColor, -1, Color.grey);
    //}
    
    if (CurDay == null) {
        var vDate = new Date();
        CurDay = vDate.getDate();
    }

    if (getBarState() == BARSTATE_NEWBAR && getDay() != CurDay) {
        setBarBgColor(Color.grey);
    }
    
    return;
} 

[lassiter]

Fantastic - just what I wanted...THANX, big time!