---
id: "M:cAlgo.API.ChartArea.TimeToX(System.DateTime)"
kind: "method"
type: "T:cAlgo.API.ChartArea"
url: "https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Chart/ChartArea/TimeToX/"
---

> Documentation index for agents: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/llms.txt · machine index: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/api.json

# ChartArea.TimeToX

Member of [ChartArea](https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Chart/ChartArea/index.md).

## TimeToX(DateTime time)

Converts area Time coordinate to Mouse X coordinate value.

Environments: Desktop supported · CLI not supported · Cloud not supported.

- CLI: Always returns 0; no conversion is done.
- Cloud: Always returns 0; no conversion is done.

C#:

```csharp
double TimeToX(DateTime time)
```

Python:

```python
chartArea.TimeToX(time: DateTime) -> float
```

### Parameters

- `time` (`DateTime`, Python `DateTime`): Time

### Returns

`double` — Mouse X coordinate

### Examples

C#:

```csharp
var x = Chart.TimeToX(Bars.OpenTimes.LastValue);
Print("Last bar is at X: {0}", x);
```

Python:

```python
x = api.Chart.TimeToX(api.Bars.OpenTimes.LastValue)
api.Print(f"Last bar is at X: {x}")
```