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DRAW_COLOR_LINE
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| DRAW_COLOR_LINE.mq5 |
//| Copyright 2011, MetaQuotes Software Corp. |
//| http://www.mql5.com |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright 2011, MetaQuotes Software Corp."
#property link "http://www.mql5.com"
#property version "1.00"
#property description "This indicator is a demo of DRAW_COLOR_LINE drawing style"
#property description "It draws a line with different colors using the Close price"
#property description "The line width, style and color are changed randomly after N ticks."
#property indicator_chart_window
#property indicator_buffers 2
#property indicator_plots 1
//--- plot ColorLine
#property indicator_label1 "ColorLine"
#property indicator_type1 DRAW_COLOR_LINE
//--- 5 colors
#property indicator_color1 clrRed,clrBlue,clrGreen,clrOrange,clrDeepPink // (it's possible to specify up to 64 colors)
#property indicator_style1 STYLE_SOLID
#property indicator_width1 1
//--- input parameters
input int N=5; // Number of ticks to change properties
input int Length=20; // Same color interval (in bars)
int line_colors=5; // Number of colors - see #property indicator_color1
//--- plotting buffer
double ColorLineBuffer[];
//--- color buffer
double ColorLineColors[];
//--- colors array
color colors[]={clrRed,clrBlue,clrGreen,clrChocolate,clrMagenta,clrDodgerBlue,clrGoldenrod};
//--- line styles array
ENUM_LINE_STYLE styles[]={STYLE_SOLID,STYLE_DASH,STYLE_DOT,STYLE_DASHDOT,STYLE_DASHDOTDOT};
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator initialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int OnInit()
{
//--- indicator buffers mapping
SetIndexBuffer(0,ColorLineBuffer,INDICATOR_DATA);
SetIndexBuffer(1,ColorLineColors,INDICATOR_COLOR_INDEX);
//--- set random seed
MathSrand(GetTickCount());
//---
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator iteration function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int OnCalculate(const int rates_total,
const int prev_calculated,
const datetime &time[],
const double &open[],
const double &high[],
const double &low[],
const double &close[],
const long &tick_volume[],
const long &volume[],
const int &spread[])
{
static int ticks=0;
//--- count the ticks to change style, color and width
ticks++;
//--- if ticks>=N
if(ticks>=N)
{
//--- change line properties
ChangeLineAppearance();
//--- change colors
ChangeColors(colors,5);
//--- set ticks counter to 0
ticks=0;
}
//--- calculation of indicator values
for(int i=0;i<rates_total;i++)
{
//--- set value
ColorLineBuffer[i]=close[i];
//--- set color index (randomly)
int color_index=i%(5*Length);
color_index=color_index/Length;
//--- the bar will have the color_index color
ColorLineColors[i]=color_index;
}
//--- return prev_calculated for the next call
return(rates_total);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Changes the colors |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void ChangeColors(color &cols[],int plot_colors)
{
//--- number of colors
int size=ArraySize(cols);
//---
string comm=ChartGetString(0,CHART_COMMENT)+"\r\n\r\n";
//--- set new color index randomly
for(int plot_color_ind=0;plot_color_ind<plot_colors;plot_color_ind++)
{
//--- get random number
int number=MathRand();
//--- get index as remainder of division by size
int i=number%size;
//--- set color as PLOT_LINE_COLOR property
PlotIndexSetInteger(0, // plotting style index
PLOT_LINE_COLOR, // property identifier
plot_color_ind, // color index
cols[i]); // new color
//--- add colors to comment
comm=comm+StringFormat("LineColorIndex[%d]=%s \r\n",plot_color_ind,ColorToString(cols[i],true));
ChartSetString(0,CHART_COMMENT,comm);
}
//---
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Changes the color of a line |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void ChangeLineAppearance()
{
//--- comment
string comm="";
//--- change line width
int number=MathRand();
//--- calc width
int width=number%5; // width vary from 0 to 4
//--- set witdth as PLOT_LINE_WIDTH property
PlotIndexSetInteger(0,PLOT_LINE_WIDTH,width);
//--- add line width
comm=comm+" Width="+IntegerToString(width);
//--- change line style
number=MathRand();
//--- styles
int size=ArraySize(styles);
//--- style index
int style_index=number%size;
//--- set color as PLOT_LINE_STYLE property
PlotIndexSetInteger(0,PLOT_LINE_STYLE,styles[style_index]);
//--- add to comment
comm=EnumToString(styles[style_index])+", "+comm;
//--- print comment
Comment(comm);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
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