---
id: "P:cAlgo.API.ChartContainer.SelectedFrame"
kind: "property"
type: "T:cAlgo.API.ChartContainer"
url: "https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Plugin/Chart/ChartContainer/SelectedFrame/"
---

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# ChartContainer.SelectedFrame

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

## SelectedFrame

Gets or sets the selected frame in the chart container.

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

- CLI: Available to plugins only, and plugins cannot run in the CLI.
- Cloud: Available to plugins only, and plugins cannot run in the cloud.

C#:

```csharp
Frame SelectedFrame {get; set;}
```

Python:

```python
chartContainer.SelectedFrame: Frame
```

### Returns

`Frame` — 

Available since cAlgo.API 5.2.

### Examples

C#:

```csharp
var mainContainer = ChartManager.ChartContainers.MainChartContainer;
var chartFrame = ChartManager.AddChartFrame("EURUSD", TimeFrame.Hour);
mainContainer.SelectedFrame = chartFrame;
Print("Selected frame: {0}", mainContainer.SelectedFrame?.Id);
```

Python:

```python
mainContainer = api.ChartManager.ChartContainers.MainChartContainer
chartFrame = api.ChartManager.AddChartFrame("EURUSD", TimeFrame.Hour)
mainContainer.SelectedFrame = chartFrame
api.Print(f"Selected frame: {mainContainer.SelectedFrame.Id}")
```