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September 20th, 2011, 05:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
mea109 france Elite Member Experience: Beginner Platform: nt Posts: 198 since Oct 2009 Thanks Given: 1,776 Thanks Received: 56	Hi, this is getting on my nerves. I'm trying to set ZOrder inside Initialize(). I can put whatever value (positive or negative) and the plots will still display behind candles. Is that normal ? I have to set it manually.

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September 20th, 2011, 05:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
mea109 france Elite Member Experience: Beginner Platform: nt Posts: 198 since Oct 2009 Thanks Given: 1,776 Thanks Received: 56	Also, is there a way to separate ZOrder from plots to BarColor/CandleOutlineColor function ? Because if my indicator has plots + paint bar study, if I change manually the ZOrder in order to put plots behind candles, then all bar painting disappears !

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mea109

Also, is there a way to separate ZOrder from plots to BarColor/CandleOutlineColor function ?

Because if my indicator has plots + paint bar study, if I change manually the ZOrder in order to put plots behind candles, then all bar painting disappears !

The value of ZOrder - whatever it is - will be applied to all plots of your indicator. So if you have an indicator with both plots and bar coloring, you cannot manage the layers separately. Only solution here is to divide the coloring of the bars and the plots between two separate indicators.

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mea109

Hi, this is getting on my nerves.

I'm trying to set ZOrder inside Initialize().

I can put whatever value (positive or negative) and the plots will still display behind candles. Is that normal ?

I have to set it manually.

Hi mea109,

I did some research on ZOrder a couple weeks back.

I started with code I found and fixed it.

This works pretty good. Contact me if you need assistance.
--------------------------------------------------
#region Variables

private bool zOrderBehind = false;

private int CatchZOrder;
----------------------------------------------------
protected override void Initialize()

CatchZOrder = ZOrder;
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protected override void OnStartUp()
{
CatchZOrder = ZOrder;
}
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protected override void OnBarUpdate()

{
if(zOrderBehind == true)ZOrder = -1;
if(zOrderBehind == false)ZOrder = CatchZOrder;
}
------------------------------------------------------------------
#region Properties

[Description("Draw Price Lines Behind Bars")]
[Category("Display Settings")]
[Gui.Design.DisplayName ("Draw Price Lines Behind Bars")]
public bool ZOrderBehind
{
get { return zOrderBehind; }
set { zOrderBehind = value;}
}
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RJay

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September 22nd, 2011, 01:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
mea109 france Elite Member Experience: Beginner Platform: nt Posts: 198 since Oct 2009 Thanks Given: 1,776 Thanks Received: 56	Sorry I found no time earlier. Your code snippet is useful. In the end I came up with ZOrder = int.MaxValue; on Initialize() This allows and indeed worked to put plots in front of candles but on top of that, it will also manage to set the proper order between numerous indicator installations... The opposite is ZOrder = int.MinValue;

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mea109

Sorry I found no time earlier.

Your code snippet is useful.

In the end I came up with ZOrder = int.MaxValue; on Initialize()
This allows and indeed worked to put plots in front of candles but on top of that, it will also manage to set the proper order between numerous indicator installations...

The opposite is ZOrder = int.MinValue;

Hi mea109,

You just solved an issue I was dreading working on.

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RJay

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