Custom Indicator Properties
Custom Indicator Properties
Custom Indicators Properties
A custom indicator has a lot of settings to provide convenient displaying. These settings are made through the assignment of corresponding indicator properties using functions IndicatorSetDouble(), IndicatorSetInteger() and IndicatorSetString(). Identifiers of indicator properties are listed in the ENUM_CUSTOMIND_PROPERTY enumeration.
ENUM_CUSTOMIND_PROPERTY_INTEGER
| ID | Description | Property type |
|---|---|---|
| INDICATOR_DIGITS | Accuracy of drawing of indicator values | int |
| INDICATOR_HEIGHT | Fixed height of the indicator’s window (the preprocessor command #property indicator_height) | int |
| INDICATOR_LEVELS | Number of levels in the indicator window | int |
| INDICATOR_LEVELCOLOR | Color of the level line | color sets color for all levels |
| INDICATOR_LEVELSTYLE | Style of the level line | ENUM_LINE_STYLE sets style for all levels |
| INDICATOR_LEVELWIDTH | Thickness of the level line | int sets width for all levels |
ENUM_CUSTOMIND_PROPERTY_DOUBLE
| ID | Description | Property type |
|---|---|---|
| INDICATOR_MINIMUM | Minimum of the indicator window | double |
| INDICATOR_MAXIMUM | Maximum of the indicator window | double |
| INDICATOR_LEVELVALUE | Level value | double modifier = level number |
ENUM_CUSTOMIND_PROPERTY_STRING
| ID | Description | Property type |
|---|---|---|
| INDICATOR_SHORTNAME | Short indicator name | string |
| INDICATOR_LEVELTEXT | Level description | string modifier = level number |
Example:
#property description "Relative Strength Index"
#property strict
#property indicator_separate_window
#property indicator_buffers 3
#property indicator_color1 clrDodgerBlue
//--- input parameters
input int InpRSIPeriod=14; // RSI Period
//--- buffers
double ExtRSIBuffer[];
double ExtPosBuffer[];
double ExtNegBuffer[];
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator initialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int OnInit(void)
{
string short_name;
//--- 2 additional buffers are used for calculations.
IndicatorBuffers(3);
SetIndexBuffer(0,ExtRSIBuffer);
SetIndexBuffer(1,ExtPosBuffer);
SetIndexBuffer(2,ExtNegBuffer);
//--- set levels
IndicatorSetInteger(INDICATOR_LEVELS,2);
IndicatorSetDouble(INDICATOR_LEVELVALUE,0,30);
IndicatorSetDouble(INDICATOR_LEVELVALUE,1,70);
//--- set maximum and minimum for subwindow
IndicatorSetDouble(INDICATOR_MINIMUM,0);
IndicatorSetDouble(INDICATOR_MAXIMUM,100);
//--- indicator line
SetIndexStyle(0,DRAW_LINE);
SetIndexBuffer(0,ExtRSIBuffer);
//--- name for DataWindow and indicator subwindow label
short_name="RSI("+string(InpRSIPeriod)+")";
IndicatorShortName(short_name);
SetIndexLabel(0,short_name);
//--- check for input
if(InpRSIPeriod<2)
{
Print("Incorrect value for input variable InpRSIPeriod = ",InpRSIPeriod);
return(INIT_FAILED);
}
//---
SetIndexDrawBegin(0,InpRSIPeriod);
//--- initialization done
return(INIT_SUCCEEDED);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Relative Strength Index |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int OnCalculate(const int rates_total,
const int prev_calculated,
const datetime &time[],
const double &open[],
const double &high[],
const double &low[],
const double &close[],
const long &tick_volume[],
const long &volume[],
const int &spread[])
{
int i,pos;
double diff;
//---
if(Bars<=InpRSIPeriod || InpRSIPeriod<2)
return(0);
//--- counting from 0 to rates_total
ArraySetAsSeries(ExtRSIBuffer,false);
ArraySetAsSeries(ExtPosBuffer,false);
ArraySetAsSeries(ExtNegBuffer,false);
ArraySetAsSeries(close,false);
//--- preliminary calculations
pos=prev_calculated-1;
if(pos<=InpRSIPeriod)
{
//--- first RSIPeriod values of the indicator are not calculated
ExtRSIBuffer[0]=0.0;
ExtPosBuffer[0]=0.0;
ExtNegBuffer[0]=0.0;
double sump=0.0;
double sumn=0.0;
for(i=1; i<=InpRSIPeriod; i++)
{
ExtRSIBuffer[i]=0.0;
ExtPosBuffer[i]=0.0;
ExtNegBuffer[i]=0.0;
diff=close[i]-close[i-1];
if(diff>0)
sump+=diff;
else
sumn-=diff;
}
//--- calculate first visible value
ExtPosBuffer[InpRSIPeriod]=sump/InpRSIPeriod;
ExtNegBuffer[InpRSIPeriod]=sumn/InpRSIPeriod;
if(ExtNegBuffer[InpRSIPeriod]!=0.0)
ExtRSIBuffer[InpRSIPeriod]=100.0-(100.0/(1.0+ExtPosBuffer[InpRSIPeriod]/ExtNegBuffer[InpRSIPeriod]));
else
{
if(ExtPosBuffer[InpRSIPeriod]!=0.0)
ExtRSIBuffer[InpRSIPeriod]=100.0;
else
ExtRSIBuffer[InpRSIPeriod]=50.0;
}
//--- prepare the position value for main calculation
pos=InpRSIPeriod+1;
}
//--- the main loop of calculations
for(i=pos; i<rates_total && !IsStopped(); i++)
{
diff=close[i]-close[i-1];
ExtPosBuffer[i]=(ExtPosBuffer[i-1]*(InpRSIPeriod-1)+(diff>0.0?diff:0.0))/InpRSIPeriod;
ExtNegBuffer[i]=(ExtNegBuffer[i-1]*(InpRSIPeriod-1)+(diff<0.0?-diff:0.0))/InpRSIPeriod;
if(ExtNegBuffer[i]!=0.0)
ExtRSIBuffer[i]=100.0-100.0/(1+ExtPosBuffer[i]/ExtNegBuffer[i]);
else
{
if(ExtPosBuffer[i]!=0.0)
ExtRSIBuffer[i]=100.0;
else
ExtRSIBuffer[i]=50.0;
}
}
//---
return(rates_total);
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