instrument

instrument(name, short_name_or_overlay, description_or_overlay, icon_or_overlay, overlay)[has-table-overload]

Parameters

• name (string) – Display name of the instrument

• short_name_or_overlay (string or boolean) – Abbreviated name of the instrument. If the value is boolean, then the value is treated as overlay.

• description_or_overlay (string or boolean) – Description of the instrument. If the value is boolean, then the value is treated as overlay.

• icon_or_overlay (string or boolean) – Icon of the instrument. If the value is boolean, then the value is treated as overlay.

• overlay (boolean) – If true - the instrument is an overlay for the main plot. Otherwise, the instrument is in a separate panel below the main plot.

This function determines the base parameters of the instrument. It should be called exactly once at the beginning of the script.