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drawText( text, location [, fgColor] [, flags])
The drawText() function is a simplified text drawing function that was introduced in EFS2. It accepts no barIndex parameter so it can only be used to draw text at the current bar offset.
Parameters
text
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the symbol or text string to draw
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location
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see Location Flags below
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fgColor
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optional. the foreground color to use
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flags
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optional. see Text Flags below
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Location Flags
TopRow1
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draws at the upper margin of the chart
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TopRow2
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draws one row down from TopRow1
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TopRow3
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draws one row down from TopRow2
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TopRow4
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draws one row down from TopRow3
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AboveBar1
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draws directly above the high of the bar
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AboveBar2
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draws one row above AboveBar1
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AboveBar3
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draws one row above AboveBar2
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AboveBar4
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draws one row above AboveBar3
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BelowBar1
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draws directly below the low of the bar
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BelowBar2
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draws one row below BelowBar1
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BelowBar3
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draws one row below BelowBar2
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BelowBar4
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draws one row below BelowBar3
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BottomRow1
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draws at the lower margin of the chart
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BottomRow2
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draws one row above BottomRow1
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BottomRow3
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draws one row above BottomRow2
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BottomRow4
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draws one row above BottomRow3
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Text Flags
Text.BOLD
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display the text in bold
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Text.ITALIC
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display the text in italics
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Text.UNDERLINE
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underline the text
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Text.PLAIN
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display plain text
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Note: Text flags can be ORed together to combine various attributes (e.g., Text.ITALIC | Text.BOLD | Text.UNDERLINE)
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Usage
//draw the word "Buy" one row down from the low of the current bar
drawText( "Buy", BottomRow2 );
//draw the word "Sell" right above the high of the current bar
//color the text blue and display it with underline and bold attributes
drawText( "Sell", AboveBar1, Color.blue, Text.UNDERLINE | Text.BOLD );
drawTextRelative()
drawTextAbsolute()
drawTextPixel()
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