indicator_buffer

[boscomanilow128]

Hello guys,

   I am new to MQL5 and I am reading over the 4000 pages long manual... but I just cannot figure out what indicator_buffer means... Can anyone illuminate me on that? Thank you!

Regards,

Bosco 

[Alain Verleyen]

boscomanilow128:

Hello guys,

   I am new to MQL5 and I am reading over the 4000 pages long manual... but I just cannot figure out what indicator_buffer means... Can anyone illuminate me on that? Thank you!

Regards,

Bosco 

Do you mean ?

//---- number of indicator buffers 2
#property indicator_buffers 2 

It's the number of buffers to be used by an indicator.

[boscomanilow128]

yes thats what i mean, but what exactly is a buffer then? thanks!

[Alain Verleyen]

boscomanilow128:
yes thats what i mean, but what exactly is a buffer then? thanks!

See this explanation, it's for MT4 but the concept is the same.