XYChart.addCandleStickLayer

ChartDirector 7.1 (.NET Edition)

Usage

`[C#]`	`public CandleStickLayer addCandleStickLayer(double[] highData, double[] lowData, double[] openData, double[] closeData [, int riseColor [, int fallColor [, int edgeColor ]]]);`
`[VB]`	`Public Function addCandleStickLayer(highData As Double(), lowData As Double(), openData As Double(), closeData As Double() [, riseColor As Integer [, fallColor As Integer [, edgeColor As Integer ]]]) As CandleStickLayer`

Description

Adds a candlestick layer to the XYChart, and specify the data sets to use for drawing the layer.

The candlestick symbol will be drawn using the colors specified in the riseColor, fallColor and edgeColor argument. The riseColor and fallColor are used to fill the candle depending on whether the opening value or closing value is larger. The edgeColor is used to as the color of the stick and the border of the candle.

CandleStickLayer.setColors and CandleStickLayer.setExtraColors can be used to configure the candlestick colors in more detail.

Arguments

Argument	Default	Description
highData	(Mandatory)	An array of numbers representing the high values.
lowData	(Mandatory)	An array of numbers representing the low values.
openData	(Mandatory)	An array of numbers representing the opening values.
closeData	(Mandatory)	An array of numbers representing the closing values.
riseColor	FFFFFF	The color used to fill the candle if the closing value is higher than the opening value.
fallColor	000000	The color used to fill the candle if the opening value is higher than the closing value.
edgeColor	LineColor	The color used to draw the center line and the border of the candle.

Return Value

A CandleStickLayer object representing the candlestick layer created.