drawShape()
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drawShape( shape, location [, fgColor] [, tagID] )
The drawShape() function is a simplified shape drawing function that was introduced in EFS2. It accepts no barIndex parameter so it can only be used to draw shapes at the current bar offset.
Parameters
| shape |
see Shape Objects below |
| location |
see Location Flags below |
| fgColor | optional. the foreground color to use |
| tagID |
optional. a unique identifier for this shape 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 |
Shape Objects
| Shape.CIRCLE |
draws a circle |
| Shape.SQUARE |
draws a square |
| Shape.TRIANGLE |
draws a triangle |
| Shape.DIAMOND |
draws a diamond |
| Shape.LEFTARROW |
draws a left arrow |
| Shape.RIGHTARROW |
draws a right arrow |
| Shape.UPARROW |
draws a up arrow |
| Shape.DOWNARROW |
draws a down arrow |
| Shape.LEFTTRIANGLE |
draws a left-pointing triangle |
| Shape.RIGHTTRIANGLE |
draws a right-pointing triangle |
| Shape.UPTRIANGLE |
draws a upward-pointing triangle |
| Shape.DOWNTRIANGLE |
draws a downward-pointing triangle |
Usage
//draw a circle above the high of the current bar
drawShape( Shape.CIRCLE, AboveBar1 );
//draw a square below the low of the current bar and color it red
drawShape( Shape.SQUARE, BelowBar1, Color.red );