MQL5 ReferenceStandard LibraryScientific ChartsCGraphic

CGraphic

CGraphic is a base class for creating custom charts.

Description

The CGraphic class provides numerous aspects of working with custom charts.

The class stores the main chart elements, sets their parameters and performs plotting.

Also, the class stores the curves for the chart and provides various display options.

Declaration

class CGraphic

Title

#include <Graphics\Graphic.mqh>

Class methods

Method	Description
Create	Create a graphical resource bound to a chart object
Destroy	Remove a chart and destroy a graphical resource
Update	Display implemented changes
ChartObjectName	Get the name of an object bound to a chart
ResourceName	Get the graphical resource name
XAxis	Get the pointer to the X axis
YAxis	Get the pointer to the Y axis
GapSize	Get/set the size of indents between the chart elements
BackgroundColor	Get/set a background color
BackgroundMain	Get/set a chart header
BackgroundMainSize	Get/set a sub-header font size
BackgroundMainColor	Get/set a chart header color
BackgroundSub	Get/set a sub-header
BackgroundSubSize	Get/set a sub-header font size
BackgroundSubColor	Get/set a chart sub-header color
GridLineColor	Get/set a grid line color
GridBackgroundColor	Get/set a grid background color
GridCircleRadius	Get/set the dot radius in the grid nodes
GridCircleColor	Get/set the dot color in the grid nodes
GridHasCircle	Get/set the dot plotting flag in the grid nodes
GridAxisLineColor	Get the value of a real chart axes color.
HistoryNameWidth	Get/set the maximum allowed length for displaying a curve name
HistoryNameSize	Get/set the font size of a curve name
HistorySymbolSize	Get/set a size of notational convention symbols
TextAdd	Add a text to the chart
LineAdd	Add a line to the chart
CurveAdd	Create and add a curve to the chart
CurvePlot	Plot a previously created curve by index
CurvePlotAll	Plot all previously created curves
CurveGetByIndex	Get a curve by a specified index
CurveGetByName	Get a curve by a specified name
CurveRemoveByIndex	Remove a curve by a specified index.
CurveRemoveByName	Remove a curve by a specified name.
CurvesTotal	Get the number of curves for the given chart.
MarksToAxisAdd	Add a scale mark to the chart axis
MajorMarkSize	Get/set the size of the scale's ticks on the chart axis
FontSet	Set the current font parameters
FontGet	Get the current font parameters
Attach	Get/set a graphical resource and bind it to the CGraphic class instance
CalculateMaxMinValues	Calculate (re-calculate) minimum and maximum chart values on both axes.
Height	Get a chart height in pixels.
IndentDown	Get/set a chart indent from the lower border.
IndentLeft	Get/set a chart indent from the left border.
IndentRight	Get/set a chart indent from the right border.
IndentUp	Get/set a chart indent from the upper border.
Redraw	Redraw the chart.
ResetParameters	Reset the chart redrawing parameters.
ScaleX	Scale the value by X axis.
ScaleY	Scale the value by Y axis.
SetDefaultParameters	Set the chart parameters to default values.
Width	Get the chart width in pixels.

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