ChartTemplates.Create

method · ChartTemplates · cAlgo.API Since 5.6

DesktopCLICloud

Creates a new chart template based on a chart.

Environment behaviour

CLI — works differently. No templates are listed; Create works for this run only and is not saved; Remove returns false; DefaultTemplate throws NullReferenceException.

Cloud — not supported. Empty: Get returns null, Contains and Remove return false, Create and Duplicate throw, DefaultTemplate throws NullReferenceException.

Overloads

Signature	Description
`Create(string chartTemplateName, Chart chart)`	Creates a new chart template based on a chart.
`Create(string chartTemplateName)`	Creates a new chart template.

Create(string chartTemplateName, Chart chart)

Creates a new chart template based on a chart.

C#Python

ChartTemplate Create(string chartTemplateName, Chart chart)

api.ChartTemplates.Create(chartTemplateName: str, chart: Chart) -> ChartTemplate

Parameters

Name	C# type	Python type	Description
`chartTemplateName`	`string`	`str`	Unique name of new chart template
`chart`	`Chart`	`Chart`	Chart that will be used for creation of chart template.

Returns ChartTemplate — ChartTemplate

Examples

C#Python

var template = ChartTemplates.Create("EURUSD Daily Setup", Chart);
Print("Created template {0} with {1} indicators", template.Name, template.Indicators.Count);

template = api.ChartTemplates.Create("EURUSD Daily Setup", api.Chart)
api.Print(f"Created template {template.Name} with {template.Indicators.Count} indicators")

Create(string chartTemplateName)

Creates a new chart template.

C#Python

ChartTemplate Create(string chartTemplateName)

api.ChartTemplates.Create(chartTemplateName: str) -> ChartTemplate

Parameters

Name	C# type	Python type	Description
`chartTemplateName`	`string`	`str`	Unique name of new chart template

Returns ChartTemplate — ChartTemplate

Examples

C#Python

if (!ChartTemplates.Contains("Clean Chart"))
{
    var template = ChartTemplates.Create("Clean Chart");
    template.DisplaySettings.Grid = false;
    Print("Created empty template {0}", template.Name);
}

if not api.ChartTemplates.Contains("Clean Chart"):
    template = api.ChartTemplates.Create("Clean Chart")
    template.DisplaySettings.Grid = False
    api.Print(f"Created empty template {template.Name}")