How to avoid drawing on the current bar ?

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  • 06/10/2022 at 10:19 AM #195024 quote
    PeterSt
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    Hi All,

    Does someone know the trick which avoids drawing on the last bar ? It should be very easy, but I can’t find anything (also tried stuff around IsLastBarUpdate).

    You see me drawing minutes above the bars. But the current (rightmost) bar repeats the minute of the previous bar (see the “08”). And, if I would be able to add an extra minute/count to that current bar, it would also be fine (even better; I want to show it correctly – or show nothing if it’s wrong).

    Thanks !
    Peter

    06/10/2022 at 1:28 PM #195052 quote
    Nicolas
    Keymaster
    Master

    Please post the code so I can get a better picture of what you want to be plotted or not.

    06/11/2022 at 5:42 AM #195114 quote
    PeterSt
    Participant
    Master
    // Apply to 1 minute Chharts.

//DefParam DrawOnLastBarOnly = true
DefParam CalculateOnLastBars = 1500


MyMinute = Minute - 1   // Because we need correction.
If MyMinute = -1 then
  MyMinute = 59
endif

Once VerticalOffset = 0   // Would like a pixel offset here. ;-)

Once LastBarWritten = BarIndex

//If LastBarWritten <> BarIndex + 1 then

If MyMinute = MyMinute[1] then   // This seems to work ?
  MyMinuteReal = MyMinute + 1
else
  MyMinuteReal = MyMinute
endif

DrawText (MyMinuteReal, barindex, high + VerticalOffset * 2, SansSerif, standard, 11)

//endif

LastBarWritten = BarIndex

Dummy = close
Return dummy

    During the posting of this, I suddenly saw the light (??). This is in a static environment because markets are closed at this moment. So must check later today on a live market whether this works out for real (it could matter).

    06/11/2022 at 7:27 AM #195118 quote
    robertogozzi
    Moderator
    Master

    Replace line 24 with:

    DrawText (MyMinuteReal[1], barindex-1, high[1] + VerticalOffset * 2, SansSerif, standard, 11)
    06/11/2022 at 9:21 AM #195124 quote
    PeterSt
    Participant
    Master

    Yes, thanks. I had that version too by means of a similar If as that I already use, around the DrawText. That (and yours) omits the drawing on the current bar. This is great for certain applications.

    The one I showed indeed now works too and that is drawing the correct minute on the current bar, also when the market is live.

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How to avoid drawing on the current bar ?


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Language: English
Started: 06/10/2022
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