ClassPriceActionMQL5

Class used to get filtered information from candles

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Most functions use these parameters below, so they will be explained only once.

• General parameters

  • Name: applied_price
    • Type: ENUM_APPLIED_PRICE
    • Description: Basic ENUM from MQL5 language, select the price (HIGH,LOW,CLOSE,OPEN) , you can see more in this link.
  • Name: symbol
    • Type: string
    • Description: The name of symbol to be read
  • Name: time_frame
    • Type: ENUM_TIMEFRAMES
    • Description: Timeframes of the charts, you can see more in this link.
  • Name start_pos
    • Type: int
    • Description: The number of most recent candles you want disregard. If you want get the most recent candle put 0 in this param.
  • Name count
    • Type: int
    • Description: The number of candles you want to consider.

• Class Methods

  • Name: GetCandles
    • Return: int
    • Parameters: (ENUM_APPLIED_PRICE,const string symbol,ENUM_TIMEFRAMES,int start_pos,int count,double &ret_array[])
    • Description: Will copy the applied price of the candles sample to the parameter ret_array, and will return the number of copied prices. If any error occurs, will return -1.
  • Name: GetMaxPrice
    • Return: double
    • Parameters: (ENUM_APPLIED_PRICE applied_price,const string symbol,ENUM_TIMEFRAMES time_frame,int start_pos,int count)
    • Description: Return the max price of the candles sample, the max price is in relation the applied price.
  • Name: GetMinPrice
    • Description: Equal 'GetMaxPrice' method, but return min price.