Painting a bar ? Nothing is changed

Hello

I use the command PlotPaintBar to change the color of a bar under certain conditions. No color is changed. Why?
Martin

Hello

I use the command PlotPaintBar to change the color of a bar under certain conditions. No color is changed. Why?

Code: Select all

Var: Body (0);
Body = Body = absvalue (Open - close);

If body > Body[1]and body > Body[2] and Body> body[3] and Close < Open then plotpaintbar(h,l,o,c,"",darkmagenta);
If body > Body[1]and body > Body[2] and Body> body[3] and Close > Open then plotpaintbar(h,l,o,c,"",darkgreen);

Martin

did you layer this indicator as the top level?

ps.
you could streamline the code...

did you layer this indicator as the top level?

Sorry, I don't follow you on that!

Martin

did you layer this indicator as the top level?

Sorry, I don't follow you on that!

Martin

right click on chart,

select "Visual Order",

highlight the indicator name, click the button for "Bring to Front"

did you layer this indicator as the top level?

Sorry, I don't follow you on that!

Martin

right click on chart,

select "Visual Order",

highlight the indicator name, click the button for "Bring to Front"

OK, done but no change on the result

Martin

...
OK, done but no change on the result

Martin

on your h,l,o,c,

do you have the plot type as

Bar High
Bar Low
Left Tick
Right Tick

...
OK, done but no change on the result

Martin

do you have the scale set to "Same as Instrument"?

Hello

I use the command PlotPaintBar to change the color of a bar under certain conditions. No color is changed. Why?

Code: Select all

Var: Body (0);
Body = Body = absvalue (Open - close);

If body > Body[1]and body > Body[2] and Body> body[3] and Close < Open then plotpaintbar(h,l,o,c,"",darkmagenta);
If body > Body[1]and body > Body[2] and Body> body[3] and Close > Open then plotpaintbar(h,l,o,c,"",darkgreen);

Martin

is the above an indicator?

or is it a "cut and paste" of part of a longer code?

if it is the latter, you might have something else in the code that have overwritten the color changes.

See photo of the paintbar on my screen...looks OK.

Hello

I use the command PlotPaintBar to change the color of a bar under certain conditions. No color is changed. Why?

Code: Select all

Var: Body (0);
Body = Body = absvalue (Open - close);

If body > Body[1]and body > Body[2] and Body> body[3] and Close < Open then plotpaintbar(h,l,o,c,"",darkmagenta);
If body > Body[1]and body > Body[2] and Body> body[3] and Close > Open then plotpaintbar(h,l,o,c,"",darkgreen);

Martin

is the above an indicator?

or is it a "cut and paste" of part of a longer code?

if it is the latter, you might have something else in the code that have overwritten the color changes.

Hello TJ

yes, this is cut and paste and a part of an indicator that show many differents aspect of bars informations. I will lookk across the code to see if there is something that prevent the bars to be display as I wish

Have a good evening
Martin

bear in mind that plotpaintbar is equivalent to the following combination:

Plot1
plot2
plot3
plot4


In MultiCharts, the lowest plot numbers are painted first.
If you have subsequent plot numbers that also plots HLOC,
your plotpaintbar will be overshadowed by the latter plots.


The easiest way to find out if you have sequent plots that cover these specific bars is to
set the plotpaintbar to a very thick weight. Or to check the Format Study list and see if you have any bars that are set to Bar High, Bar Low, etc.