Is this use of if correct?

[Neal_Van]

if(Buffer[2-5]>=var1){Print("buffers greater than var1");}

because for some reason it compiles but doesn't yield a print.

*i'm trying to compare the values of 3 bars back through 6 bars back.

[Carl Schreiber]

No!

This:

Buffer[2-5]

will end up in

Buffer[-3]

and cause a crash of what ever it is (EA, indi., script).

You have to check the array item by item:

for(int i=2;i<=5;i++){ ... } // not tested!

[William Roeder]

Buffer[0] is the current candle, Buffer[1] is one back. Buffer[-3] is the future, and trying to access the future results in a singularity, reality destroyed, end of life, etc. Pray that all you get is your code crashes.