drawText()
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drawText( text, location [, fgColor] [, flags] [, tagID])
The drawText() function is a simplified text drawing function that was introduced in EFS2. It accepts no barIndex parameter so it can only be used to draw text at the current bar offset.
Parameters
| text |
the symbol or text string to draw |
| location |
see Location Flags below |
| fgColor |
optional. the foreground color to use |
| flags | optional. see Text Flags below |
| tagID |
optional. a unique identifier for this text object or null |
Location Flags
| TopRow1 |
draws at the upper margin of the chart |
| TopRow2 |
draws one row down from TopRow1 |
| TopRow3 |
draws one row down from TopRow2 |
| TopRow4 |
draws one row down from TopRow3 |
| AboveBar1 |
draws directly above the high of the bar |
| AboveBar2 |
draws one row above AboveBar1 |
| AboveBar3 |
draws one row above AboveBar2 |
| AboveBar4 |
draws one row above AboveBar3 |
| BelowBar1 |
draws directly below the low of the bar |
| BelowBar2 |
draws one row below BelowBar1 |
| BelowBar3 |
draws one row below BelowBar2 |
| BelowBar4 |
draws one row below BelowBar3 |
| BottomRow1 |
draws at the lower margin of the chart |
| BottomRow2 |
draws one row above BottomRow1 |
| BottomRow3 |
draws one row above BottomRow2 |
| BottomRow4 |
draws one row above BottomRow3 |
Text Flags
| Text.BOLD |
display the text in bold |
| Text.ITALIC |
display the text in italics |
| Text.UNDERLINE |
underline the text |
| Text.PLAIN |
display plain text |
| Note: Text flags can be ORed together to combine various attributes (e.g., Text.ITALIC | Text.BOLD | Text.UNDERLINE) |
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Usage
//draw the word "Buy" one row down from the low of the current bar
drawText( "Buy", BottomRow2 );
//draw the word "Sell" right above the high of the current bar
//color the text blue and display it with underline and bold attributes
drawText( "Sell", AboveBar1, Color.blue, Text.UNDERLINE | Text.BOLD );