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Interface: IWatchListApi

Charting Library.IWatchListApi

An API object for interacting with the Watchlist widget. The Watchlist is a widget that allows users to track price movements and volume of specific financial instruments in real-time. Watchlists also allow users to quickly switch between the symbols. The Watchlist widget is displayed on the widget panel on the right side of the chart.

Notes about watchlist contents

Watchlist items should be symbol names which your datafeed resolveSymbol method can resolve. This means that generally shorter names such as AAPL can be used if your datafeed understands it. However, it is recommend that you provide the symbol names as they appear within the LibrarySymbolInfo object, for example, NASDAQ:AAPL.

Methods

createList

createList(listName?, symbols?): WatchListSymbolList

Create a list of symbols with listName name. If the listName parameter is not provided or there is no WatchList then null will be returned;

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
listName?stringname for the watchlist
symbols?string[]Symbol IDs for the watchlist. Any list item that has the ### prefix is considered a section divider in the watchlist.

Returns

WatchListSymbolList

WatchListSymbolList


defaultList

defaultList(): string[]

Get a default list of symbols.

Returns

string[]

default list of symbols


deleteList

deleteList(listId): void

Delete a watchlist of symbols

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
listIdstringwatchlist ID

Returns

void


getActiveListId

getActiveListId(): string

Get the ID of the current watchlist. If there is no WatchList then null will be returned.

Returns

string

id of active watchlist


getAllLists

getAllLists(): WatchListSymbolListMap

Get all watchlists. If there is no WatchList then null will be returned.

Returns

WatchListSymbolListMap

object of all watchlists


getList

getList(id?): string[]

Get a list of symbols. If the id parameter is not provided, the current list will be returned. If there is no watchList, null will be returned.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
id?stringWatchlist ID

Returns

string[]

list of symbols for watchlist


onActiveListChanged

onActiveListChanged(): ISubscription<EmptyCallback>

Subscription for when the active watchlist is changed to a different list. Use the subscribe method of the returned ISubscription object to subscribe to the notifications.

Returns

ISubscription<EmptyCallback>


onListAdded

onListAdded(): ISubscription<WatchListSymbolListAddedCallback>

Subscription for when a new list is added to the watchlist widget. Use the subscribe method of the returned ISubscription object to subscribe to the notifications.

Returns

ISubscription<WatchListSymbolListAddedCallback>


onListChanged

onListChanged(): ISubscription<WatchListSymbolListChangedCallback>

Subscription for when the symbols of the active watchlist are changed. Use the subscribe method of the returned ISubscription object to subscribe to the notifications.

Returns

ISubscription<WatchListSymbolListChangedCallback>


onListRemoved

onListRemoved(): ISubscription<WatchListSymbolListRemovedCallback>

Subscription for when a list is removed from the watchlist widget. Use the subscribe method of the returned ISubscription object to subscribe to the notifications.

Returns

ISubscription<WatchListSymbolListRemovedCallback>


onListRenamed

onListRenamed(): ISubscription<WatchListSymbolListRenamedCallback>

Subscription for when a list is renamed. Use the subscribe method of the returned ISubscription object to subscribe to the notifications.

Returns

ISubscription<WatchListSymbolListRenamedCallback>


renameList

renameList(listId, newName): void

Rename the watchlist.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
listIdstringID of the watchlist
newNamestringNew name to set for the watchlist

Returns

void


saveList

saveList(list): boolean

Save a list of symbols.

Parameters

NameType
listWatchListSymbolList

Returns

boolean

If there is no watchList or an equivalent list already exists, false will be returned. Otherwise, true will be returned.


setActiveList

setActiveList(id): void

Make the watchlist with the specified id active.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
idstringwatchlist ID

Returns

void


setList

setList(symbols): void

Obsolete. Use updateList instead.

Set the list of symbols for the watchlist. It will replace the entire list.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
symbolsstring[]symbol IDs

Returns

void


updateList

updateList(listId, symbols): void

Edit the list of symbols for a watchlist.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
listIdstringID of the watchlist
symbolsstring[]Symbols to be set for the watchlist. Any list item that has the ### prefix is considered a section divider in the watchlist.

Returns

void