AFL Function Reference - PLOTTEXTSETFONT

Basic price pattern detection
(AmiBroker 4.80)

SYNTAX	PlotTextSetFont( ''text'', ''fontname'', pointsize, x, y, color, bkcolor = colorDefault, yoffset = 0 )
RETURNS	NOTHING
FUNCTION	This function writes text in specified co-ordinates using specified font where: 'text' is a text to display 'fontname' is a type face name pointsize is a font size in points x - is x-coordinate in bars (like in LineArray) y - is y-coordinate in dollars color is text color bkcolor is background color yoffset is Y-axis offset (in pixels) If bkcolor is NOT specified (or equal to colorDefault) text is written with TRANSPARENT background, any other value causes solid background with specified background color. The function also sets font for all subsequent calls to PlotText().
EXAMPLE	`Plot(C, "Price", colorDefault ); x = SelectedValue( BarIndex() ); y = Close[ x ]; PlotTextSetFont("E", "Wingdings", 40, x, y, colorGreen, colorDefault, -30 ); PlotText( "C", BarCount, Close[ BarCount - 1 ], colorRed, colorDefault, -20 ); // will use new font too`
SEE ALSO	PlotText() function

The PlotTextSetFont function is used in the following formulas in AFL on-line library: