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GetLastObjectDescription()

  • #1
  • First Post: Dec 1, 2009 9:54am Dec 1, 2009 9:54am
Hello,

I need some help from the coding Gurus. I wanted to create a function which returns the description of the latest chart object. For example imagine you have an Indicator which detects InsideBars. It creates simple Text Objects above the closed bars if they are InsideBars with a certain Name and the description "Inside Bar".

Unfortunately I don't have that much experience with Object Functions. Could someone help me out?

string GetLastObjectDescription() {

?????

Any help will be very much appreciated.
  • #2
  • Dec 1, 2009 9:57am Dec 1, 2009 9:57am
Quoting Tjpld
For example imagine you have an Indicator which detects InsideBars. It creates simple Text Objects above the closed bars if they are InsideBars with a certain Name and the description "Inside Bar".
How exactly do the names look like?
  • #3
  • Dec 1, 2009 10:02am Dec 1, 2009 10:02am
Simple strings like "PriceActionIndi20". Where the number is the current time without dots or anything. Only the description changes.
  • #4
  • Dec 1, 2009 10:05am Dec 1, 2009 10:05am
If you can find a pattern to the names of the objects, you can cycle through the objects.

Inserted Code
int ObjectCount = ObjectsTotal();

for (int i = ObjectCount; i > 0; i--)
    {
    //Select object
    //Get the object's name
   //check to see if the name is what you're looking for
    }
  • #5
  • Dec 1, 2009 10:11am Dec 1, 2009 10:11am
Quoting Tjpld
Simple strings like "PriceActionIndi20". Where the number is the current time without dots or anything. Only the description changes.
In your EA you could use the current time and construct the name that the label at the current bar would have if it existed. Then on every new bar simply search for a label with exactly that name. If it exists you have it.
  • #6
  • Last Post: Dec 1, 2009 10:14am Dec 1, 2009 10:14am
That is clever. Thank you.
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