how to return an array of copybuffer?

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Hello,

I am writing a function to get 10 RSI values from copybuffer, how do return the function as an array/pointer?

double RSI[] (int Position, int RSI _Period, int RSI_Apply)
{
   int Handle;
   double Values;
   Handle = iRSI (Symbol(), Period(), RSI _Period, RSI I_Apply);
   CopyBuffer(Handle, 0, Position, 10, Values);
  return(Values);  //<---- what is it here?
}

thank you

[Vladimir Karputov]

Dilwyn Tng Zhuo Yu :

Hello,

I am writing a function to get 10 RSI values from copybuffer, how do return the function as an array/pointer?

thank you

Your function contains a gross error: in MQL5, the indicator handle MUST BE CREATED ONCE! You need to do this in OnInit.

Correct your code, then I can tell you further ...

[Vladimir Karputov]

Example:

An example of get values from the iRSI indicator

[William Roeder]

1.    Handle = iRSI (Symbol(), Period(), RSI _Period, RSI I_Apply);
      CopyBuffer(Handle, 0, Position, 10, Values);

   Perhaps you should read the manual, especially the examples.
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   They all (including iCustom) return a handle (an int.) You get that in OnInit. In OnTick (after the indicator has updated its buffers,) you use the handle, shift and count to get the data.
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2.    double Values;
      CopyBuffer(Handle, 0, Position, 10, Values);

   CopyXXXX requires an array; don't post code that will not even compile. Perhaps you should read the manual.

3. double RSI[] ( …

   As the documentation clearly says "With the return operator you can't return any arrays, class objects, variables of compound structure type." Perhaps you should read the manual.

   You can pass an array into a function by (non-constant) reference, which allows the function to modify the caller's array.
   

[Milko Vivaldi]

Hello, I am trying to create an RSI indicator of 7 currencies but seems to have issue with the array in first position CopyBuffer (native functiomn)...

   ArrayInitialize(iTsi, EMPTY_VALUE);

   for(x = 0; x < 28; x++)
      if(StringSubstr(symbols[x], 0, 3) == "USD"||
         StringSubstr(symbols[x], 3, 3) == "USD")
        {
         int ii = iBarShift(symbols[x], tf, iTime(_Symbol, tf, _i), true);

         if(ii == -1)
            continue; 
            
         if(!getCopyBuffer(TSI[x], MAIN_LINE, ii, 1, iTsi))
            return DBL_MIN;

         count++;

         if(iTsi[0] != EMPTY_VALUE)
            if(StringSubstr(symbols[x], 0, 3) == "USD")
               res += iTsi[0];
            else
               if(StringSubstr(symbols[x], 3, 3) == "USD")
                  res -= iTsi[0];

        }

   return res / count;