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DrawArrowDown()

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Definition
Draws an arrow pointing down.

 

Method Return Value

An IArrowDown object that represents the draw object.

 

Syntax

DrawArrowDown(string tag, bool autoScale, int barsAgo, double y, Color color)

DrawArrowDown(string tag, bool autoScale, DateTime time, double y, Color color)

 

Parameters

tag

A user defined unique id used to reference the draw object. For example, if you pass in a value of "myTag", each time this tag is used, the same draw object is modified. If unique tags are used each time, a new draw object will be created each time.

autoScale

Determines if the draw object will be included in the y-axis scale

barsAgo

The bar the object will be drawn at. A value of 10 would be 10 bars ago.

time

The time the object will be drawn at.

y

The y value

color

The draw object color (reference)

 

 

Examples

// Paints a red down arrow on the current bar 1 tick above the high
DrawArrowDown("tag1", true, 0, High[0] + TickSize, Color.Red);

 

// Paints a blue down arrown on a three bar reversal pattern (see image below)
if (High[2] > High[3] && High[1] > High[2] && Close[0] < Open[0])
    DrawArrowDown(CurrentBar.ToString(), true, 0, High[0] + TickSize, Color.Blue);