setPlotType()

setPlotType()

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setPlotType( plotType [, index] )

This function sets the plot type for a series value that is being returned to the chart for plotting.

Parameters

plotType	see Plot Types below
index	optional. an integer identifying the return index from main()

Plot Types

PLOTTYPE_LINE	plot a line
PLOTTYPE_CIRCLE	plot a line of circles ( NEW in 7.9 )
PLOTTYPE_DOT	plot a dotted line
PLOTTYPE_SQUARE	plot a line of squares ( NEW in 7.9 )
PLOTTYPE_SQUAREWAVE	plot a stairstep line
PLOTTYPE_HISTOGRAM	plot a histogram
PLOTTYPE_FLATLINES	plot a line that does not connect values
PLOTTYPE_INSTANTCOLORLINE	plot a line that responds to color changes on the signal bar

Usage

function preMain() {
   setPriceStudy(true);
   setStudyTitle("Example Script");
   setCursorLabelName("EMA", 0);
   setDefaultBarFgColor( Color.blue, 0 );
   setShowTitleParameters( false );

   //set the plot type to a stair step
   setPlotType( PLOTTYPE_SQUAREWAVE, 0 );   

   //force this script to only update on each new bar
   setComputeOnClose();
}

setHistogramBase()