ChartFrame.TryChangeTimeFrameAndSymbol

method · ChartFrame · cAlgo.API

DesktopCLICloud

Changes the time frame and the symbol on the chart.

Environment behaviour

CLI — not supported. Available to plugins only, and plugins cannot run in the CLI.

Cloud — not supported. Available to plugins only, and plugins cannot run in the cloud.

Definition

C#Python

bool TryChangeTimeFrameAndSymbol(TimeFrame timeFrame, string symbolName)

chartFrame.TryChangeTimeFrameAndSymbol(timeFrame: TimeFrame, symbolName: str) -> bool

Parameters

Name	C# type	Python type	Description
`timeFrame`	`TimeFrame`	`TimeFrame`	The time frame to change the current chart time frame to
`symbolName`	`string`	`str`	The symbol name to change the current chart symbol to

Returns bool — True if successful otherwise false.

Examples

C#Python

var chartFrame = ChartManager.AddChartFrame("EURUSD", TimeFrame.Hour);
var isChanged = chartFrame.TryChangeTimeFrameAndSymbol(TimeFrame.Minute15, "GBPUSD");
Print("Chart changed: {0}", isChanged);

chartFrame = api.ChartManager.AddChartFrame("EURUSD", TimeFrame.Hour)
isChanged = chartFrame.TryChangeTimeFrameAndSymbol(TimeFrame.Minute15, "GBPUSD")
api.Print(f"Chart changed: {isChanged}")