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CDCandleStickLayerMBS.setColors(upFillColor as color, upLineColor as color, downFillColor as color, downLineColor as color)

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
method ChartDirector MBS ChartDirector Plugin 15.1 ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes All
Configures the colors for candlesticks.

The standard way to color a candlestick is to color it based on whether it is on an "up" or "down" trading session, in which "up" is defined as the closing price higher than or equal to the opening price, otherwise it is "down".

ArgumentDefaultDescription
upFillColor(Mandatory)The fill color for "up" trading sessions.
upLineColor(Mandatory)The line color for "up" trading sessions.
downFillColor(Mandatory)The fill color for "down" trading sessions.
downLineColor(Mandatory)The line color for "down" trading sessions.

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CDCandleStickLayerMBS.setColors(upFillColor as Integer, upLineColor as Integer, downFillColor as Integer, downLineColor as Integer)

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
method ChartDirector MBS ChartDirector Plugin 15.1 ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes All
Configures the colors for candlesticks.

The standard way to color a candlestick is to color it based on whether it is on an "up" or "down" trading session, in which "up" is defined as the closing price higher than or equal to the opening price, otherwise it is "down".

ArgumentDefaultDescription
upFillColor(Mandatory)The fill color for "up" trading sessions.
upLineColor(Mandatory)The line color for "up" trading sessions.
downFillColor(Mandatory)The fill color for "down" trading sessions.
downLineColor(Mandatory)The line color for "down" trading sessions.

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CDCandleStickLayerMBS.setExtraColors(upDownFillColor as color, upDownLineColor as color, downDownFillColor as color, downDownLineColor as color, leadValue as Double = -1.7E308)

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
method ChartDirector MBS ChartDirector Plugin 15.1 ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes All
Configures additional colors for candlesticks.

The standard way to color a candlestick is to color it using the method as mentioned in CandleStickLayer.setColors, in which "up" is defined as the closing price higher than or equal to the opening price.

In some applications, it may be desirable to vary the candlestick colors based on an alternative definition of "up" and "down", in which "up" is defined as the closing price higher than or equal to that of the previous trading session.

With these two definitions of "up" and "down", a candlestick can have 4 states. It can be "up/up" ("up" as according to both the standard and alternative definitions), "up/down" ("up" according to the standard definition, "down" according to the alternative definition), "down/up" or "down/down".

The setExtraColors method can be used to configure the "up/down" and "down/down" colors. If this method is used, the colors configured with CandleStickLayer.setColors will be considered as the "up/up" and "down/up" colors.

ArgumentDefaultDescription
upDownFillColor(Mandatory)The fill color for "up/down" days.
upDownLineColor(Mandatory)The line color for "up/down" days.
downDownFillColor(Mandatory)The fill color for "down/down" days.
downDownLineColor(Mandatory)The line color for "down/down" days.
leadValue[-Infinity]The closing price before the first trading session, which is used to determine if the first trading session is "up" or "down" according to the alternative definition.

See also:

CDCandleStickLayerMBS.setExtraColors(upDownFillColor as Integer, upDownLineColor as Integer, downDownFillColor as Integer, downDownLineColor as Integer, leadValue as Double = -1.7E308)

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
method ChartDirector MBS ChartDirector Plugin 15.1 ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes All
Configures additional colors for candlesticks.

The standard way to color a candlestick is to color it using the method as mentioned in CandleStickLayer.setColors, in which "up" is defined as the closing price higher than or equal to the opening price.

In some applications, it may be desirable to vary the candlestick colors based on an alternative definition of "up" and "down", in which "up" is defined as the closing price higher than or equal to that of the previous trading session.

With these two definitions of "up" and "down", a candlestick can have 4 states. It can be "up/up" ("up" as according to both the standard and alternative definitions), "up/down" ("up" according to the standard definition, "down" according to the alternative definition), "down/up" or "down/down".

The setExtraColors method can be used to configure the "up/down" and "down/down" colors. If this method is used, the colors configured with CandleStickLayer.setColors will be considered as the "up/up" and "down/up" colors.

ArgumentDefaultDescription
upDownFillColor(Mandatory)The fill color for "up/down" days.
upDownLineColor(Mandatory)The line color for "up/down" days.
downDownFillColor(Mandatory)The fill color for "down/down" days.
downDownLineColor(Mandatory)The line color for "down/down" days.
leadValue[-Infinity]The closing price before the first trading session, which is used to determine if the first trading session is "up" or "down" according to the alternative definition.

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