Text inside indicator - Indices - Technical Indicators

investeo 2010.01.12 11:01 #1

supermagix :

Is possible to see an example of how to insert a text inside an indicator (separate window) ?

Thanks

i tried

if(ObjectFind(0,label_name)<0)
     {
      Print("Generating a label");
      ObjectCreate(0,label_name,OBJ_LABEL,0,0,0);           
      ObjectSetInteger(0,label_name,OBJPROP_XDISTANCE,10);
      ObjectSetInteger(0,label_name,OBJPROP_YDISTANCE,30);
      ObjectSetInteger(0,label_name,OBJPROP_COLOR,YellowGreen);
      ObjectSetString(0,label_name,OBJPROP_TEXT,"This is an example text inside chart window");
      ObjectSetString(0,label_name,OBJPROP_FONT,"Arial");
      ObjectSetInteger(0,label_name,OBJPROP_FONTSIZE,14);
      ObjectSetInteger(0,label_name,OBJPROP_SELECTABLE,false);
      ChartRedraw(0);                                      
     }
     
   int window=-1;
 
   if((ENUM_PROGRAM_TYPE)MQL5InfoInteger(MQL5_PROGRAM_TYPE)==PROGRAM_INDICATOR)
     {
      window=ChartWindowFind();
      Print(window);
     }
     
     if(ObjectFind(window,label2_name)<0)
     {
      Print("Generating a label2");
      ObjectCreate(window,label2_name,OBJ_LABEL,0,0,0);       
      Print(GetLastError());    
      ObjectSetInteger(window,label2_name,OBJPROP_XDISTANCE,10);
      ObjectSetInteger(window,label2_name,OBJPROP_YDISTANCE,30);
      ObjectSetInteger(window,label2_name,OBJPROP_COLOR,YellowGreen);
      ObjectSetString(window,label2_name,OBJPROP_TEXT,"This is an example text inside indicator, cool, huh?");
      ObjectSetString(window,label2_name,OBJPROP_FONT,"Arial");
      ObjectSetInteger(window,label2_name,OBJPROP_FONTSIZE,14);
      ObjectSetInteger(window,label2_name,OBJPROP_SELECTABLE,false);
      ChartRedraw(window);                                      
     }

but

ObjectCreate(window,label2_name,OBJ_LABEL,0,0,0);

returns error 4101

any ideas? (MT5 build 237)

antonio 2010.01.12 13:28 #2

investeo :

i tried

but

returns error 4101

any ideas? (MT5 build 237)

This is the result the text appears:

http://clip2net.com/clip/m19204/1263295278-clip-38kb.png

only in the chart but not in the indicator.

If someone wants me to help do I upload the code of the indicator.

I gladly accept suggestions and modify.....

Thanks investeo

Files:

mycci.mq5 6 kb

Please fix this indicator Learning and writing together Can someone help me

investeo 2010.01.14 12:17 #3

supermagix :

This is the result the text appears:

http://clip2net.com/clip/m19204/1263295278-clip-38kb.png

only in the chart but not in the indicator.

If someone wants me to help do I upload the code of the indicator.

I gladly accept suggestions and modify.....

Thanks investeo

I tried different configurations it turned out that ANY OBJECTS are not allowed inside indicator windows in MT5

see

https://www.mql5.com/en/docs/index

Custom Indicator section says:

Custom Indicator is a technical indicator written independently in addition to those already integrated into the client terminal. Like built-in indicators, they cannot trade automatically and are intended for implementing of analytical functions only.

Custom indicators can't use functions for working with charts or chart objects. Custom indicators are stored in terminal_directory\MQL5\Indicators

Therefore, only way to put text into indicator window is by settings its INDICATOR_SHORTNAME property.

e.g.

IndicatorSetString(INDICATOR_SHORTNAME,"Hello "+label2_name+"...");

Correct me if I am wrong.

best regards

MQL5 Documentation

www.mql5.com

MQL5 Documentation

Using compiled custom indicators EA that uses a A little help with

Rashid Umarov 2010.01.14 15:43 #4

investeo:

Custom indicators can't use functions for working with charts or chart objects. Custom indicators are stored in terminal_directory\MQL5\Indicators

It's possible at the moment. Try please.

antonio 2010.01.14 16:09 #5

I ask you a favor: could you write an example?

Thanks

investeo 2010.01.14 16:26 #6

Rosh:
It's possible at the moment. Try please.

Rosh, I tried to achieve it using build 238 but still no luck. This fragment of code

#property indicator_separate_window
#property indicator_buffers 1
#property indicator_plots   1
#property indicator_minimum 0
#property indicator_maximum 100


string label_name="mainwindow_label";
string label2_name="indicator_label";
int window=-1;
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator initialization function                         |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int OnInit()
  {
//--- indicator buffers mapping
//---
    
   return(0);
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator iteration function                              |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int OnCalculate(const int rates_total,
                const int prev_calculated,
                const datetime& time[],
                const double& open[],
                const double& high[],
                const double& low[],
                const double& close[],
                const long& tick_volume[],
                const long& volume[],
                const int& spread[])
{
//---
//--- return value of prev_calculated for next call
   
   if(ObjectFind(0,label_name)<0)
     {
      Print("Generating a label");
      ObjectCreate(0,label_name,OBJ_LABEL,0,0,0);           
      ObjectSetInteger(0,label_name,OBJPROP_XDISTANCE,10);
      ObjectSetInteger(0,label_name,OBJPROP_YDISTANCE,30);
      ObjectSetInteger(0,label_name,OBJPROP_COLOR,YellowGreen);
      ObjectSetString(0,label_name,OBJPROP_TEXT,"This is an example text inside chart window");
      ObjectSetString(0,label_name,OBJPROP_FONT,"Arial");
      ObjectSetInteger(0,label_name,OBJPROP_FONTSIZE,14);
      ObjectSetInteger(0,label_name,OBJPROP_SELECTABLE,false);
      ChartRedraw(0);                                      
     }
     
   
 
   if((ENUM_PROGRAM_TYPE)MQL5InfoInteger(MQL5_PROGRAM_TYPE)==PROGRAM_INDICATOR)
     {
      window=ChartWindowFind();
      Print(window);
     }
     
     if(ObjectFind(window,label2_name)<0)
     {
      Print("Generating a label2");
      ObjectCreate(window,label2_name,OBJ_LABEL,0,0,0);       
      Print(GetLastError());    
      ObjectSetInteger(window,label2_name,OBJPROP_XDISTANCE,10);
      ObjectSetInteger(window,label2_name,OBJPROP_YDISTANCE,10);
      ObjectSetInteger(window,label2_name,OBJPROP_COLOR,YellowGreen);
      ObjectSetString(window,label2_name,OBJPROP_TEXT,"This is an example text inside indicator, cool, huh?");
      ObjectSetString(window,label2_name,OBJPROP_FONT,"Arial");
      ObjectSetInteger(window,label2_name,OBJPROP_FONTSIZE,14);
      ObjectSetInteger(window,label2_name,OBJPROP_SELECTABLE,false);
      ChartRedraw(window);                                      
     }
     
   IndicatorSetString(INDICATOR_SHORTNAME,"Hello "+label2_name+"...");
   
   return(rates_total);
}
  
void OnDeinit(const int reason)
{
   if(ObjectFind(0,label_name)>=0)
      ObjectDelete(0,label_name);
   if(ObjectFind(window,label2_name)>=0)
      ObjectDelete(window,label2_name);
      
}

tries to put 2 objects (labels), one on main chart window and second on indicator window.

if((ENUM_PROGRAM_TYPE)MQL5InfoInteger(MQL5_PROGRAM_TYPE)==PROGRAM_INDICATOR)
     {
      window=ChartWindowFind();
      Print(window);
     }

window variable is set to 1 for indicator window, and what I see when I run the indicator is

And

Print("Generating a label2");
      ObjectCreate(window,label2_name,OBJ_LABEL,0,0,0);       
      Print(GetLastError());

GetLastError returns value '4101'

Rashid Umarov 2010.01.14 16:42 #7

Try my indicator sample

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                       testObjectsInIndicator.mq5 |
//|                        Copyright 2009, MetaQuotes Software Corp. |
//|                                              http://www.mql5.com |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "2009, MetaQuotes Software Corp."
#property link      "http://www.mql5.com"
#property version   "1.00"

#property indicator_chart_window
#property indicator_buffers 2
#property indicator_plots   1
//---- plot Bollinger
#property indicator_label1  "BB High; BB Low"
#property indicator_type1   DRAW_FILLING
#property indicator_color1  Magenta,LimeGreen
#property indicator_style1  STYLE_SOLID
#property indicator_width1  1
//--- input parameters
input int      BBperiod=20;            // период BBands
input int      length=30;              // длина канала
input double   width=2.0;              // ширина BBands
input color    channelColor=Turquoise; // цвет канала
//--- indicator buffers
double         BollingerBuffer1[];
double         BollingerBuffer2[];
int handleBBands;
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator initialization function                         |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int OnInit()
  {
//--- indicator buffers mapping
   SetIndexBuffer(0,BollingerBuffer1,INDICATOR_DATA);
   SetIndexBuffer(1,BollingerBuffer2,INDICATOR_DATA);
   handleBBands=iBands(NULL,0,BBperiod,0,width,PRICE_CLOSE);
//---
   Print("Function ",__FUNCTION__,"  Build ",__MQ5BUILD__);
   return(0);
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator iteration function                              |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int OnCalculate(const int rates_total,
                const int prev_calculated,
                const datetime &time[],
                const double &open[],
                const double &high[],
                const double &low[],
                const double &close[],
                const long &tick_volume[],
                const long &volume[],
                const int &spread[])
  {
//---
   static int prevbars=-1;
//int bars=Bars(NULL,0);
   int copied=CopyBuffer(handleBBands,1,0,rates_total,BollingerBuffer1);
   if(copied<=0)
     {
      Print("Copying of indicator values failed");
      return(0);
     }

   copied=CopyBuffer(handleBBands,2,0,rates_total,BollingerBuffer2);
   if(copied<=0)
     {
      Print("Copying of indicator values failed");
      return(0);
     }
   if(prevbars!=rates_total)
     {
      prevbars=rates_total;
      ArraySetAsSeries(time,true);
      SetupChannel(time[length],time[1]);
     }
//--- return value of prev_calculated for next call
   return(rates_total);
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                                                  |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void SetupChannel(datetime time1,datetime time2)
  {
   static string channelName="Channel";
   static string startLine="start";
   static string finishLine="finish";

   if(ObjectFind(0,channelName)<0)
     {
      Print("Channel not found, let's create it");
      if(!ObjectCreate(0,channelName,OBJ_STDDEVCHANNEL,0,0,0))
         Print("Channel creation failed error =",GetLastError());
      else
        {
         ObjectSetInteger(0,channelName,OBJPROP_COLOR,channelColor);
         Print("Set channel beginning at",time1);
         ObjectSetInteger(0,channelName,OBJPROP_TIME,0,time1);
         Print("Set channel finish at",time2);
         bool modified=ObjectSetInteger(0,channelName,OBJPROP_TIME,1,time2);
         if(!modified)
           {
            Print("Can not to set up time coordinates. Error",GetLastError());
           }
         Print("Move channel on background");
         ObjectSetInteger(0,channelName,OBJPROP_BACK,true);

        }
     }

   if(ObjectFind(0,startLine)<0)
     {
      Print("Линия start не найдена, создадим сами");
      if(!ObjectCreate(0,startLine,OBJ_VLINE,0,time1,0))
         Print("Не удалось создать линию startLine, error =",GetLastError());
     }
   if(ObjectFind(0,finishLine)<0)
     {
      Print("Линия finish не найдена, создадим сами");
      if(!ObjectCreate(0,finishLine,OBJ_VLINE,0,time2,0))
         Print("Не удалось создать линию finishLine, error =",GetLastError());
     }

  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

investeo 2010.01.14 17:18 #8

Rosh:

Try my indicator sample

Your indicator works correctly, but it plots objects on the main chart, not on the separate window (we want to have an object drawn on separate indicator window). When I use

#property indicator_separate_window

instead of

#property indicator_chart_window

(as in your example)

and I set

ObjectCreate(1,startLine,OBJ_VLINE,0,time1,0)

I get the following error outputs

2010.01.14 16:11:40     testObjectOnIndicator (EURUSD,M5)       Не удалось создать линию finishLine, error = 4101
2010.01.14 16:11:40     testObjectOnIndicator (EURUSD,M5)       Линия finish не найдена, создадим сами
2010.01.14 16:11:40     testObjectOnIndicator (EURUSD,M5)       Не удалось создать линию startLine, error = 4101
2010.01.14 16:11:40     testObjectOnIndicator (EURUSD,M5)       Линия start не найдена, создадим сами
2010.01.14 16:11:40     testObjectOnIndicator (EURUSD,M5)       Channel creation failed error = 4101
2010.01.14 16:11:40     testObjectOnIndicator (EURUSD,M5)       Channel not found, let's create it
2010.01.14 16:11:40     testObjectOnIndicator (EURUSD,M5)       Function  OnInit   Build  223

the first parameter ("1") in Object Create method is a value returned from ChartWindowFind():

if((ENUM_PROGRAM_TYPE)MQL5InfoInteger(MQL5_PROGRAM_TYPE)==PROGRAM_INDICATOR)
     {
      window=ChartWindowFind();
     }

):

as suggested here : https://www.mql5.com/en/docs/chart_operations/chartwindowfind

Documentation on MQL5: Chart Operations / ChartWindowFind

www.mql5.com

Chart Operations / ChartWindowFind - Documentation on MQL5

antonio 2010.01.28 15:39 #9

is possible to see an example that functions ?...... applied to a separate indicator any ? thanks

Anton 2010.01.28 16:30 #10

supermagix:

is possible to see an example that functions ?...... applied to a separate indicator any ? thanks

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                       testObjectsInIndicator.mq5 |
//|                        Copyright 2009, MetaQuotes Software Corp. |
//|                                              http://www.mql5.com |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright 2009, MetaQuotes Software Corp."
#property link      "http://www.mql5.com"
#property version   "1.00"

#property indicator_separate_window
#property indicator_buffers 2
#property indicator_plots   1
//---- plot Bollinger
#property indicator_label1 "BB High; BB Low"
#property indicator_type1   DRAW_FILLING
#property indicator_color1 Magenta,LimeGreen
#property indicator_style1 STYLE_SOLID
#property indicator_width1 1
//--- input parameters
input int      BBperiod=20;            // период BBands
input int      length=30;              // длина канала
input double   width=2.0;              // ширина BBands
input color    channelColor=Turquoise; // цвет канала
//--- indicator buffers
double         BollingerBuffer1[];
double         BollingerBuffer2[];
int            handleBBands;
//---
int            window=1;
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator initialization function                         |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int OnInit()
{
//--- get window number
   window=ChartWindowFind();
//--- indicator buffers mapping
   SetIndexBuffer(0,BollingerBuffer1,INDICATOR_DATA);
   SetIndexBuffer(1,BollingerBuffer2,INDICATOR_DATA);
   handleBBands=iBands(NULL,0,BBperiod,0,width,PRICE_CLOSE);
//---
   Print("Function ",__FUNCTION__," Build ",__MQ5BUILD__);
   return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator iteration function                              |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int OnCalculate(const int rates_total,
                const int prev_calculated,
                const datetime &time[],
                const double &open[],
                const double &high[],
                const double &low[],
                const double &close[],
                const long &tick_volume[],
                const long &volume[],
                const int &spread[])
{
//---
   static int prevbars=-1;
//int bars=Bars(NULL,0);
   int copied=CopyBuffer(handleBBands,1,0,rates_total,BollingerBuffer1);
   if(copied<=0)
     {
      Print("Copying of indicator values failed");
      return(0);
     }

   copied=CopyBuffer(handleBBands,2,0,rates_total,BollingerBuffer2);
   if(copied<=0)
     {
      Print("Copying of indicator values failed");
      return(0);
     }
   if(prevbars!=rates_total)
     {
      prevbars=rates_total;
      ArraySetAsSeries(time,true);
      SetupChannel(time[length],time[1]);
     }
//--- return value of prev_calculated for next call
   return(rates_total);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                                                  |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void SetupChannel(datetime time1,datetime time2)
{
   static string channelName="Channel";
   static string startLine="start";
   static string finishLine="finish";

   if(ObjectFind(0,channelName)<0)
     {
      Print("Channel not found, let's create it");
      if(!ObjectCreate(0,channelName,OBJ_STDDEVCHANNEL,window,0,0))
         Print("Channel creation failed error =",GetLastError());
      else
        {
         ObjectSetInteger(0,channelName,OBJPROP_COLOR,channelColor);
         Print("Set channel beginning at",time1);
         ObjectSetInteger(0,channelName,OBJPROP_TIME,0,time1);
         Print("Set channel finish at",time2);
         bool modified=ObjectSetInteger(0,channelName,OBJPROP_TIME,1,time2);
         if(!modified)
           {
            Print("Can not to set up time coordinates. Error",GetLastError());
           }
         Print("Move channel on background");
         ObjectSetInteger(0,channelName,OBJPROP_BACK,true);

        }
     }

   if(ObjectFind(0,startLine)<0)
     {
      Print("Линия start не найдена, создадим сами");
      if(!ObjectCreate(0,startLine,OBJ_VLINE,window,time1,0))
         Print("Не удалось создать линию startLine, error =",GetLastError());
     }
   if(ObjectFind(0,finishLine)<0)
     {
      Print("Линия finish не найдена, создадим сами");
      if(!ObjectCreate(0,finishLine,OBJ_VLINE,window,time2,0))
         Print("Не удалось создать линию finishLine, error =",GetLastError());
     }

}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

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