Forex_Strategy_Builder.ADX.ADX C# (CSharp) Method

ADX() public method

Sets the default indicator parameters for the designated slot type
public ADX ( SlotTypes slotType ) : System
slotType SlotTypes
return System
        public ADX(SlotTypes slotType)
        {
            // General properties
            IndicatorName  = "ADX";
            PossibleSlots  = SlotTypes.OpenFilter | SlotTypes.CloseFilter;
            SeparatedChart = true;
            SeparatedChartMinValue = 0;

            // Setting up the indicator parameters
            IndParam = new IndicatorParam();
            IndParam.IndicatorName = IndicatorName;
            IndParam.SlotType = slotType;

            // The ComboBox parameters
            IndParam.ListParam[0].Caption  = "Logic";
            IndParam.ListParam[0].ItemList = new string[]
            {
                "The ADX rises",
                "The ADX falls",
                "The ADX is higher than the Level line",
                "The ADX is lower than the Level line",
                "The ADX crosses the Level line upward",
                "The ADX crosses the Level line downward",
                "The ADX changes its direction upward",
                "The ADX changes its direction downward"
            };
            IndParam.ListParam[0].Index   = 0;
            IndParam.ListParam[0].Text    = IndParam.ListParam[0].ItemList[IndParam.ListParam[0].Index];
            IndParam.ListParam[0].Enabled = true;
            IndParam.ListParam[0].ToolTip = "Logic of application of the indicator.";

            IndParam.ListParam[1].Caption  = "Smoothing method";
            IndParam.ListParam[1].ItemList = Enum.GetNames(typeof(MAMethod));
            IndParam.ListParam[1].Index    = (int)MAMethod.Exponential;
            IndParam.ListParam[1].Text     = IndParam.ListParam[1].ItemList[IndParam.ListParam[1].Index];
            IndParam.ListParam[1].Enabled  = true;
            IndParam.ListParam[1].ToolTip  = "The Moving Average method used for smoothing the ADX value.";

            IndParam.ListParam[2].Caption  = "Base price";
            IndParam.ListParam[2].ItemList = new string[] { "Bar range" };
            IndParam.ListParam[2].Index    = 0;
            IndParam.ListParam[2].Text     = IndParam.ListParam[2].ItemList[IndParam.ListParam[2].Index];
            IndParam.ListParam[2].Enabled  = true;
            IndParam.ListParam[2].ToolTip  = "ADX uses current and previous bar ranges.";

            // The NumericUpDown parameters
            IndParam.NumParam[0].Caption = "Period";
            IndParam.NumParam[0].Value   = 14;
            IndParam.NumParam[0].Min     = 1;
            IndParam.NumParam[0].Max     = 200;
            IndParam.NumParam[0].Enabled = true;
            IndParam.NumParam[0].ToolTip = "The period of ADX.";

            IndParam.NumParam[1].Caption = "Level";
            IndParam.NumParam[1].Value   = 0;
            IndParam.NumParam[1].Min     = 0;
            IndParam.NumParam[1].Max     = 100;
            IndParam.NumParam[1].Point   = 0;
            IndParam.NumParam[1].Enabled = true;
            IndParam.NumParam[1].ToolTip = "A critical level (for the appropriate logic).";

            // The CheckBox parameters
            IndParam.CheckParam[0].Caption = "Use previous bar value";
            IndParam.CheckParam[0].Checked = PrepareUsePrevBarValueCheckBox(slotType);
            IndParam.CheckParam[0].Enabled = true;
            IndParam.CheckParam[0].ToolTip = "Use the indicator value from the previous bar.";

            return;
        }