Need help for using SymbolExist() in mq5 format

[Bandung]

Can anyone help me to give some simple example on how to use SymbolExist() in EA of MT5 ? Thank you

[Vladimir Karputov]

budiali :
Can anyone help me to give some simple example on how to use SymbolExist() in EA of MT5 ? Thank you

For example:

string current_symbol=Symbol();
double point=SymbolInfoDouble(current_symbol,SYMBOL_POINT);
double volume_min=SymbolInfoDouble(current_symbol,SYMBOL_VOLUME_MIN);

[Bandung]

I mean some example for this instruction:

bool  SymbolExist(
   const string  name,    // symbol name
   bool&   is_custom      // custom symbol property
   );

like: if the symbol exist then X=1; or

        if the symbol not exist then X=0

[Vladimir Karputov]

budiali :

Function SymbolExist

Example of use: You write a multi-symbol Expert Advisor (an Expert Advisor that can trade several symbols at once). In the input parameters you specify symbol names. Before starting work, the adviser should check: Have you set the correct symbols?

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                                  SymbolExist.mq5 |
//|                              Copyright © 2019, Vladimir Karputov |
//|                                           http://wmua.ru/slesar/ |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright © 2019, Vladimir Karputov"
#property link      "http://wmua.ru/slesar/"
#property version   "1.00"
//--- input parameters
input string   InpSymbol_0 = "EURUSD"; // Symbol #0
input string   InpSymbol_1 = "EURUSF"; // Symbol #1
input string   InpSymbol_2 = "USDJPY"; // Symbol #2
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Expert initialization function                                   |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int OnInit()
  {
//---
   bool is_custom=false;
   if(!SymbolExist(InpSymbol_0,is_custom))
     {
      Print(__FILE__," ",__FUNCTION__,", ERROR: Symbol #0 (",InpSymbol_0,") is not exist");
      return(INIT_FAILED);
     }
   if(!SymbolExist(InpSymbol_1,is_custom))
     {
      Print(__FILE__," ",__FUNCTION__,", ERROR: Symbol #1 (",InpSymbol_1,") is not exist");
      return(INIT_FAILED);
     }
   if(!SymbolExist(InpSymbol_2,is_custom))
     {
      Print(__FILE__," ",__FUNCTION__,", ERROR: Symbol #2 (",InpSymbol_2,") is not exist");
      return(INIT_FAILED);
     }
//---
   return(INIT_SUCCEEDED);
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Expert deinitialization function                                 |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnDeinit(const int reason)
  {
//---

  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Expert tick function                                             |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnTick()
  {
//---

  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

Result:

2019.10.19 08:00:27.375 SymbolExist (EURUSD,M1) SymbolExist.mq5 OnInit, ERROR: Symbol #1 (EURUSF) is not exist

[Bandung]

ok, thank you very much

[Bandung]

Vladimir Karputov:

Function SymbolExist

Example of use: You write a multi-symbol Expert Advisor (an Expert Advisor that can trade several symbols at once). In the input parameters you specify symbol names. Before starting work, the adviser should check: Have you set the correct symbols?

Result:

Can you convert that the EA print if the symbol exist ?  I am still confused on the bool i_custom, Thank you.

[Vladimir Karputov]

budiali :

Can you convert that the EA print if the symbol exist ?  I am still confused on the bool i_custom, Thank you.

The variable is_custom is not used.

And the rest: I could not understand your question.

[Bandung]

Vladimir Karputov:

The variable is_custom is not used.

And the rest: I could not understand your question.

ok thanks