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  • #1
  • First Post: Oct 25, 2019 11:41am Oct 25, 2019 11:41am
Hi guys,

Does anyone know how to code this function in mq4?

When you click at the down arrow (or 'v' if you wish)at the first picture the dropdown menu opens up

and looks like this in the second picture.

But how is it coded? If would be great if you have some example on it. Thanks!
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  • #2
  • Edited 5:04pm Oct 25, 2019 12:25pm | Edited 5:04pm
Quoting Georgebaker
Hi guys, Does anyone know how to code this function in mq4? When you click at the down arrow (or 'v' if you wish)at the first picture the dropdown menu opens up and looks like this in the second picture. But how is it coded? If would be great if you have some example on it. Thanks! {image} {image}
The ‘v’ is a button graphical object, and uses OnChartEvent to read mouse interaction. When it is clicked and the state is true then the rest of the dashboard is drawn, most likely using multiple functions. Here is the mql4 doc for button object with their example: https://docs.mql4.com/constants/obje...ect/obj_button
and OnChartEvent doc: https://docs.mql4.com/basis/function/events

Edit: wrong OnChartEvent link
  • #3
  • Oct 25, 2019 4:16pm Oct 25, 2019 4:16pm
Quoting Beerrun
{quote} The ‘v’ is a button graphical object, and uses OnChartEvent to read mouse interaction. When it is clicked and the state is true then the rest of the dashboard is drawn, most likely using multiple functions. Here is the mql4 doc for button object with their example: https://docs.mql4.com/constants/obje...ect/obj_button and OnChartEvent doc: https://docs.mql4.com/eventfunctions/eventchartcustom
Jeah i know its graphichal, just not sure how to put the code together to get it to work. Let me take a look at the 2 links here and see if i can get it to work.

Thanks!
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  • #4
  • Edited 5:31pm Oct 25, 2019 4:45pm | Edited 5:31pm
Quoting Georgebaker
{quote} Jeah i know its graphichal, just not sure how to put the code together to get it to work. Let me take a look at the 2 links here and see if i can get it to work. Thanks!
Just drawing like you would a rectangle and then

void OnChartEvent(const int id,const long& lparam,const double& dparam,const string& sparam){
if(CHARTEVENT_OBJECT_CLICK){
if(sparam==“your button name”){
if(yourbuttonstate){}
if(!yourbuttonstate){}
}}}
  • #5
  • Oct 25, 2019 5:15pm Oct 25, 2019 5:15pm
Quoting Beerrun
{quote} Just drawing like you would a rectangle and then void OnChartEvent(const int id,const long& lparam,const double& dparam,const string& sparam){ if(CHARTEVENT_OBJECT_CLICK){ if(sparam==“your button name”){ if(yourbutton){} if(!yourbutton){} }}}
Ok, let me play with that. Thanks for all your help!
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  • #6
  • Last Post: Oct 25, 2019 5:30pm Oct 25, 2019 5:30pm
Quoting Georgebaker
{quote} Ok, let me play with that. Thanks for all your help!
No problem. Also make sure you reset the button state after each click, either true (down) or false (up)
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