CustomControl

Summary

Syntax

public class CustomControl : ControlBase

Members

Example 1

using cAlgo.API;
using System.Collections.Generic;
namespace cAlgo
{
    // This sample indicator shows how to use Chart Custom controls to create your own controls
    // by combining multiple built-in controls, the combobox control is not a fully functioning combobox, its just for learning purpose
    [Indicator(IsOverlay = true, TimeZone = TimeZones.UTC, AccessRights = AccessRights.None)]
    public class CustomControlSample : Indicator
    {
        protected override void Initialize()
        {
            var comboBox = new ComboBox
            {
                HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center,
                VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center
            };
            comboBox.AddItem("Item 1");
            comboBox.AddItem("Item 2");
            comboBox.AddItem("Item 3");
            comboBox.AddItem("Item 4");
            comboBox.AddItem("Item 5");
            Chart.AddControl(comboBox);
        }
        public override void Calculate(int index)
        {
            // Calculate value at specified index
            // Result[index] = ...
        }
    }
    public class ComboBox : CustomControl
    {
        private TextBox _textBox;
        private Button _button;
        private Grid _itemsGrid;
        private StackPanel _panel;
        private readonly List<object> _items = new List<object>();
        private bool _isExpanded;
        public ComboBox()
        {
            _textBox = new TextBox
            {
                Width = 100,
                IsReadOnly = true,
                IsReadOnlyCaretVisible = false
            };
            _button = new Button
            {
                Text = "▼"
            };
            _button.Click += Button_Click;
            var stackPanel = new StackPanel
            {
                Orientation = Orientation.Horizontal
            };
            stackPanel.AddChild(_textBox);
            stackPanel.AddChild(_button);
            _panel = new StackPanel
            {
                Orientation = Orientation.Vertical
            };
            _panel.AddChild(stackPanel);
            AddChild(_panel);
        }
        public void AddItem(object item)
        {
            _items.Add(item);
        }
        public bool RemoveItem(object item)
        {
            return _items.Remove(item);
        }
        private void Button_Click(ButtonClickEventArgs obj)
        {
            if (_itemsGrid != null)
                _panel.RemoveChild(_itemsGrid);
            if (_isExpanded)
            {
                _isExpanded = false;
                return;
            }
            _isExpanded = true;
            _itemsGrid = new Grid(_items.Count, 1);
            for (int i = 0; i < _items.Count; i++)
            {
                var item = _items[i];
                _itemsGrid.AddChild(new TextBlock
                {
                    Text = item.ToString()
                }, i, 0);
            }
            _panel.AddChild(_itemsGrid);
        }
    }
}