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Arw New self

372 bytes added, 08:54, 19 February 2012
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Displays an object, consisting of an up or a down arrow located at the specified bar and specified price value, on the '''SubChart ''' containing the study; . Arw_New_self returns an object-specific ID number, required to modify the object.
==== Usage ====<syntaxhighlight>Arw_New_self (BarDate, BarTime, PriceValue, Direction)</syntaxhighlight>
==== Parameters ==== :'''BarDate ''' - a numerical expression specifying the date of the bar at which the object is to be placed; the date is indicated in the ''YYYMMdd '' format, where YYY is the number of years since 1900, MM is the month, and dd is the day of the month .
:'''BarTime ''' - a numerical expression specifying the time of the bar at which the object is to be placed; the time is indicated in the 24-hour ''HHmm '' format, where 1300 = 1:00 PM .
:'''PriceValue ''' - a numerical expression specifying the price value (vertical position, corresponding to a value on the price scale of a chart), where the object is to be placed .
:'''Direction ''' - a logical expression specifying the direction of the arrow; [[True ]] = Down and [[False ]] = Up .
==Notes == Example * Use [[Arw_New_self_s]] to create an arrow on the subchart with seconds precision.* Use [[Arw_New]] and [[Arw_New_s]] to draw arrows on the price chart.* See the category [[:Category:Date_and_Time_Routines|Date and Time Routines]] for the PowerLanguage keywords for working with dates and times. ==Example ==
Place, on the SubChart containing the study, an up arrow at the top of a bar if the Open price has increased incrementally over the last three bars:
<syntaxhighlight>If Open>Open[1] And Open[1]>Open[2] Then Value1=Arw_New_self(Date,Time,High,False);</syntaxhighlight> 
[[Category:ArrowDrawing]]

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