Chart text that updates automatically as price changes?

[robdav]

Hi

Forgive me but I'm new to MQL4 and need to know how you can place a text label on a chart that automatically updates as the price changes.

For example, if you had a low time frame price channel on a chart that was changing pretty much constantly, how do you associate a text label with it?

A brief example would be helpful.

I assume the only way to do it is using an object but will this update automatically? https://docs.mql4.com/objects/objectsettext

Thanks

Rob

[William Roeder]

robdav: d need to know how you can place a text label on a chart that automatically updates as the price changes.

1. Don't use words you don't understand. There is no such thing as a "text label." There are text objects, label objects, and Comment. All different.
2. None of them "automatically updates." If you want it changing, you must update them.
   

[nicholish en]

robdav:

Hi

Forgive me but I'm new to MQL4 and need to know how you can place a text label on a chart that automatically updates as the price changes.

For example, if you had a low time frame price channel on a chart that was changing pretty much constantly, how do you associate a text label with it?

A brief example would be helpful.

I assume the only way to do it is using an object but will this update automatically? https://docs.mql4.com/objects/objectsettext

Thanks

Rob

Hope this helps...

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                            UpdatingTextLabel.mq4 |
//|                                      Copyright 2017, nicholishen |
//|                         https://www.forexfactory.com/nicholishen |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright 2017, nicholishen"
#property link      "https://www.forexfactory.com/nicholishen"
#property version   "1.00"
#property strict
#property indicator_chart_window
#include <ChartObjects\ChartObjectsTxtControls.mqh>

CChartObjectText text_label;
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int OnInit()
{
   text_label.Create(0,"text_label",0,0,0.0);
   text_label.Anchor(ANCHOR_RIGHT_LOWER);
   text_label.Color(clrLime);
   text_label.FontSize(20);
   return(INIT_SUCCEEDED);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start()
{
   text_label.Time(0,TimeCurrent());
   text_label.Price(0,Bid);
   text_label.Description(DoubleToString(Bid,_Digits));
   return 0;
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

[Taras Slobodyanik]

for price only, you can use the arrow object with code 6.
The price will be displayed automatically.

ObjectCreate(0,name,OBJ_ARROW,0,time,price);
ObjectSetInteger(0,name,OBJPROP_ARROWCODE, 6);