Drawing Objects in MQL

I am in the process of making an indicator but I only know how to code lines and arrows,


I was wondering how do you code a rectangle and the other shapes, is there like a list that list all the seperate codes? Thanks

All objects are pretty much drawn the same way, using ObjectCreate(...).

You just specify the type of object using the object type enumeration.

Well I need to know how to draw a rectangle specfically,

I think it needs to price points and two date points right?

For example lets say i need a rectangle drawn from

Jan1 1400GMT at 1.9000 to Jan1 1500GMT at 1.8950

How would i code that

hi
check this
if(ObjectFind("MEVA Line Alto") != 0)
{
ObjectCreate("MEVA Line Alto", OBJ_RECTANGLE, 0, Time[1440], ontem_h, Time[0], ontem_l);
ObjectSet("MEVA Line Alto", OBJPROP_STYLE, STYLE_DASHDOTDOT);
ObjectSet("MEVA Line Alto", OBJPROP_COLOR, MidnightBlue);
ObjectSet("MEVA Line Alto", OBJPROP_WIDTH, 4);
}
else
{
ObjectMove("MEVA Line Alto", 0, Time[0], ontem_h );
}
ontem_h and _l are high and low from previous day
i hope this help

thanks a lot for the code...sent you a PM

Hi,

Is it possible to put into the corner of the window an OBJ_RECTANGLE?

ObjectCreate("bkg", OBJ_RECTANGLE, 0, 0,0);
ObjectSet("bkg", OBJPROP_COLOR, Black);
ObjectSet("bkg", OBJPROP_CORNER, 1);
ObjectSet("bkg", OBJPROP_XDISTANCE, 200);
ObjectSet("bkg", OBJPROP_YDISTANCE, 200);

It is not working...
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This is working:
ObjectCreate("TXT_demo", OBJ_LABEL, 0, 0, 0);
ObjectSetText("TXT_demo", "n", 180, "Wingdings", Navy);
ObjectSet("TXT_demo", OBJPROP_CORNER, 1);
ObjectSet("TXT_demo", OBJPROP_BACK, true);
ObjectSet("TXT_demo", OBJPROP_XDISTANCE, 1);
ObjectSet("TXT_demo", OBJPROP_YDISTANCE, 1);

but this is a character, not a shape.

Jack

Hi Jack,

OBJ_LABEL drawn based on screen coordinate. OBJ_RECTANGLE and all the other drawn based on time and price coordinate