Getting reference to NT7 internal like ToolBar or Chart Trader column

November 14th, 2011, 05:16 AM

With charts, there are quite a few things I do all the time that I'd like to be able to execute with a click on a button instead of manually.

I could put it on the ToolBar but since I have Chart Trader open all the time, I figure I can put bigger buttons on the Chart Trader panel, and there's a lot of space on it.

This is the line that grabs the chart's toolstrip, I guess?

Code

ToolStrip toolStrip = (ToolStrip)  ChartControl.Controls["tsrTool"];

I lifted that from someone else's indicator here on NexusFi (formerly BMT).

Does anyone know what the code would be to grab the Chart Trader button bar? Or does anyone know how I'd find out?

Thanks.

November 16th, 2011, 05:58 AM

It's simple stuff I want to do. I want to put a button on the Chart Trader that will centre the current price to the middle of the y-axis.

November 16th, 2011, 07:16 AM

Control ctrader = ChartControl.Controls["pnlChartTrader"].Controls["ctrChartTraderControl"];

i have posted some codes relating to the same sometimes back. pls search my posts you will get the same.

November 16th, 2011, 08:29 AM

Adamus

It's simple stuff I want to do. I want to put a button on the Chart Trader that will centre the current price to the middle of the y-axis.

you can try vertical scroll tool indi, it has an option to keep current price in middle in 'Centre' AutoScroll mode. Have a look ,if it solve ur purpose.

November 16th, 2011, 01:30 PM

Thanks for the advice. The other thing I need is a quick button to toggle the trades on and off.

November 17th, 2011, 05:45 PM

Just lost my post! Guess I must have hit preview instead of submit.

Here it is again.

I put together an indicator to put buttons onto the Chart Trader panel which I use a lot.

The buttons don't do anything yet - that's the next challenge. The first button is meant to toggle the trade display on or off, the second centres the price on the Y-axis. I'll look at the vertical scroll tool indi and I'll search around for the rest, but if anyone's got any more help, that'd be totally appreciated.

Code

#region Using declarations
using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
using System.Resources;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Collections;
using NinjaTrader.Cbi;
using NinjaTrader.Data;
using NinjaTrader.Indicator;
using NinjaTrader.Gui.Chart;
#endregion

// This namespace holds all strategies and is required. Do not change it.
namespace NinjaTrader.Indicator
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Enter the description of your Indicator here
    /// </summary>
    [Description("Indicator to add chart trader buttons")]
    public class ChartTraderExtra : Indicator
    {
        protected bool Initialized = false;
        private Button toggleTradesButton = null;        
        private Button centrePriceButton = null;        
                        
        public override void Dispose()
        {
            if (Initialized)
            {
                if (ChartControl != null)
                {
                    Panel panel = (Panel) ChartControl.Controls["pnlChartTrader"];
                    if (panel != null 
                        && panel.Controls["ctrChartTraderControl"] != null
                        && toggleTradesButton != null)
                    {
                        Control control = panel.Controls["ctrChartTraderControl"];
                        control.Controls.Remove(toggleTradesButton);
                        control.Controls.Remove(centrePriceButton);
                        toggleTradesButton.Click -= new EventHandler(toggleTrades_Click);
                        centrePriceButton.Click -= new EventHandler(centrePrice_Click);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        
        protected virtual void OnInitializeBeforeStart()
        {
            CreateChartTraderButtons();
        }
                
        protected override void Initialize()
        {
            Overlay = true;
            CalculateOnBarClose = true;
        }

        
        protected override void OnBarUpdate()
        {
            if (!Initialized)
            {
                OnInitializeBeforeStart();
                Initialized = true;
                Panel panel = (Panel) ChartControl.Controls["pnlChartTrader"];
                if (false // remove "false" for debugging
                    && panel != null 
                    && panel.Controls["ctrChartTraderControl"] != null)
                {
                    Control control = panel.Controls["ctrChartTraderControl"];
                    for (int k = 0; k <= control.Controls.Count - 1; k++)
                    {
                        Control button = control.Controls[k];
                        string msg = button.Name 
                            + " L:" + button.Left
                            + " T:" + button.Top
                            + " H:" + button.Height
                            + " W:" + button.Width;
                        Log(msg, NinjaTrader.Cbi.LogLevel.Alert);
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        
        protected void CreateChartTraderButtons()
        {
            if (ChartControl != null)
            {
                Panel panel = (Panel) ChartControl.Controls["pnlChartTrader"];
                if (panel != null 
                    && panel.Controls["ctrChartTraderControl"] != null)
                {
                    Control control = panel.Controls["ctrChartTraderControl"];
                    toggleTradesButton = new Button();
                    toggleTradesButton.Name = "toggleTrades";
                    toggleTradesButton.Text = "Toggle Trades";
                    toggleTradesButton.Height = 40;
                    toggleTradesButton.Width = 72;
                    toggleTradesButton.Left = 8;
                    toggleTradesButton.Top = 436;
                    toggleTradesButton.Click += new EventHandler(toggleTrades_Click);
                    control.Controls.Add(toggleTradesButton);
                    centrePriceButton = new Button();
                    centrePriceButton.Name = "centrePrice";
                    centrePriceButton.Text = "Centre Price";
                    centrePriceButton.Height = 40;
                    centrePriceButton.Width = 72;
                    centrePriceButton.Left = 88;
                    centrePriceButton.Top = 436;
                    centrePriceButton.Click += new EventHandler(centrePrice_Click);
                    control.Controls.Add(centrePriceButton);
                }
            }
        }
        
        private void toggleTrades_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            Log("toggle trades!", NinjaTrader.Cbi.LogLevel.Alert);
        }    

        private void centrePrice_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            Log("centre price!", NinjaTrader.Cbi.LogLevel.Alert);
        }    
    }
}