setPlotType()

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setPlotType()

setPlotType( plotType [, series] )

This function sets the plot type for a series value that is being returned to the chart for plotting.

Parameters

plotType	see Plot Types below
series	optional. an integer identifying the series offset

Plot Types

PLOTTYPE_LINE	plot a line
PLOTTYPE_DOT	plot a dotted line
PLOTTYPE_SQUAREWAVE	plot a stairstep line
PLOTTYPE_HISTOGRAM	plot a histogram
PLOTTYPE_FLATLINES	plot a line that does not connect values
PLOTTYPE_INSTANTCOLORLINE	plot a line that responds to color changes on the signal bar

Usage

function preMain() {

setPriceStudy(true);

setStudyTitle("Example Script");

setCursorLabelName("EMA", 0);

setDefaultBarFgColor( Color.blue, 0 );

setShowTitleParameters( false );

//set the plot type to a stair step

setPlotType( PLOTTYPE_SQUAREWAVE, 0 );

//force this script to only update on each new bar

setComputeOnClose();

}

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