CChartObject

CChartObject is a base class for the classes of chart graphical objects of the Standard MQL5 library.

Description

CChartObject class provides the simplified access to MQL5 API functions for all of its descendants.

Declaration

class CChartObject : public CObject

Title

#include <ChartObjects\ChartObject.mqh>

Inheritance hierarchy

CObject

CChartObject

Direct descendants

: CChartObjectArrow, CChartObjectBitmap, CChartObjectBmpLabel, CChartObjectCycles, CChartObjectElliottWave3, CChartObjectEllipse, CChartObjectFiboArc, CChartObjectFiboFan, CChartObjectFiboTimes, CChartObjectHLine, CChartObjectRectangle, CChartObjectSubChart, CChartObjectText, CChartObjectTrend, CChartObjectTriangle, CChartObjectVLine

Class Methods by Groups

Attributes
ChartId	Gets the ID of the chart a graphical object belongs to
Window	Gets the number of a chart window where a graphical object is located
Name	Gets/sets the name of a graphical object
NumPoints	Gets the number of anchor points
Assign
Attach	Binds a chart graphical object
SetPoint	Sets the anchor point parameters
Delete
Delete	Deletes a chart graphical object
Detach	Detaches a chart graphical object
Shift
ShiftObject	The relative object shift
ShiftPoint	The relative object point shift
Object properties
Time	Gets/sets the time coordinates of an object point
Price	Gets/sets the price coordinate of an object point
Color	Gets/sets the color of the object
Style	Gets/sets the object line style
Width	Gets/sets the object line width
BackGround	Gets/sets the flag of drawing an object in the background
Selected	Gets/sets the “selected” flag of a graphical object
Selectable	Gets/sets the selectable object flag
Description	Gets/sets the text of the object
Tooltip	Gets/sets the tooltip of the object
Timeframes	Gets/sets the mask of the object visibility flags
Z_Order	Gets/sets the graphical object priority for receiving an event of mouse clicking on a chart
CreateTime	Gets the time of the object creation
Object level properties
LevelsCount	Gets/sets the number of object levels
LevelColor	Gets/sets the level line color
LevelStyle	Gets/sets the level line style
LevelWidth	Gets/sets the level line width
LevelValue	Gets/sets the level
LevelDescription	Gets/sets the level text
Access to API MQL5 functions
GetInteger	Gets the value of the object property
SetInteger	Sets the value of the object property
GetDouble	Gets the value of the object property
SetDouble	Sets the value of the object property
GetString	Gets the value of the object property
SetString	Sets the value of the object property
Input/Output
virtual Save	Virtual method of writing to a file
virtual Load	Virtual method of reading from a file
virtual Type	Virtual method of identification

Methods inherited from class CObject

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Last updated on 2026-07-24