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box.new() - Pine Script Function

box.new()

Section titled “box.new()”

Overview

Section titled “Overview”

Creates a new box object.

Syntax

Section titled “Syntax”
box.new(top_left, bottom_right, border_color, border_width, border_style, extend, xloc, bgcolor, text, text_size, text_color, text_halign, text_valign, text_wrap, text_font_family, force_overlay, text_formatting) → series box

Parameters

Section titled “Parameters”
NameTypeDescription
top_leftchart.pointA chart.point object that specifies the top-left corner location of the box.

Returns

Section titled “Returns”

The ID of a box object which may be used in box.set_() and box.get_() functions.

Examples

Section titled “Examples”

Example 1

Section titled “Example 1”
//@version=6
indicator("box.new")
var b = box.new(time, open, time + 60 * 60 * 24, close, xloc=xloc.bar_time, border_style=line.style_dashed)
box.set_lefttop(b, time, 100)
box.set_rightbottom(b, time + 60 * 60 * 24, 500)
box.set_
bgcolor(b, color.green)

See Also

Section titled “See Also”