---
id: "M:cAlgo.API.Frame.Activate"
kind: "method"
type: "T:cAlgo.API.Frame"
url: "https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Plugin/Chart/Frame/Activate/"
---

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# Frame.Activate

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

## Activate()

Brings the chart frame to the front.

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
void Activate()
```

Python:

```python
frame.Activate() -> None
```

Available since cAlgo.API 5.4.

### Examples

C#:

```csharp
var chartFrame = ChartManager.AddChartFrame("EURUSD", TimeFrame.Hour);
ChartManager.AddChartFrame("GBPUSD", TimeFrame.Hour);
chartFrame.Activate();
```

Python:

```python
chartFrame = api.ChartManager.AddChartFrame("EURUSD", TimeFrame.Hour)
api.ChartManager.AddChartFrame("GBPUSD", TimeFrame.Hour)
chartFrame.Activate()
```