The "if" control sentence fails comparing between integers (rates_total && other)

[karp wak]

Hi. I don't know what exactly happens. I am comparing two integers that have the same value (with the > operator) and However the control statement "if" returns true ...
Does anyone know why this happens and how to fix it?

I attach a image of the console output...

And this is the code:

NOTE:

start, end and maxPeriods are integers too... in fact,  (end   = rates_total) (start = 0 or start = maxPeriods  or start=rates_total-1)

   //+------------------------------------------------------------------+
   bool CopyData(
                        int pHandler,                      
                        double &pArray[],
                        const int rates_total,                      
                        int pIndicatorID=0
                )
   {
  
         if(!CheckData(pHandler) )return false;
         
         int usedData = end-start;
         if(usedData > rates_total-maxPeriods)
         {
            Print("Bad Settings: Check => (end, start) => rates_total=", rates_total, "    usedData=", usedData );
            return false;         
         }
         
         
         
         if(IsStopped())return false;
         ResetLastError();
         if(CopyBuffer(pHandler, pIndicatorID, start, end, pArray)==-1)
         {            
            Print("CopyBuffer failed! Error => ",GetLastError());
            return false;
         }             
         
         return true;
   }

[Alexandre Borela]

karp wak:

Hi. I don't know what exactly happens. I am comparing two integers that have the same value (with the > operator) and However the control statement "if" returns true ...
Does anyone know why this happens and how to fix it?

I attach a image of the console output...

And this is the code:

NOTE:

start, end and maxPeriods are integers too... in fact,  (end   = rates_total) (start = 0 or start = maxPeriods  or start=rates_total-1)

You are subtracting  maxPeriods from rates_total.

if(usedData > rates_total - maxPeriods)

Unless maxPeriods is zero, usedData will always be bigger.

[karp wak]

Alexandre Borela:
You are subtracting  maxPeriods from rates_total.

Unless maxPeriods is zero, usedData will always be bigger.

Look at the attach image of the console output. It is printing the same value. So the sentence is true. But it can't be if the numbers are equal because I am compared to the (greater than) operator...

This is my other part of the code ... but everything indicates that the problem must be the "if" control statement

   //+------------------------------------------------------------------+
   bool CalculateLimits(const int rates_total, const int prev_calculated)
   {
         start = 0;       
         end   = rates_total;             
                
         if(!isFirstCalculation && prev_calculated==0)
         {
            start = maxPeriods;
            isFirstCalculation = true;
            return true;
         } 
         else if(rates_total==prev_calculated+1) start=rates_total-1;
         else if(rates_total<=prev_calculated) start=rates_total-1;         
         
         return false;
   }

[karp wak]

Alexandre Borela:
You are subtracting  maxPeriods from rates_total.

Unless maxPeriods is zero, usedData will always be bigger.

I'm sorry ... You were right ... I think I've been programming too many hours ... getting a little sleep would do me good XD ...
Thanks for your help!!

[Alexandre Borela]

karp wak:

I'm sorry ... You were right ... I think I've been programming too many hours ... getting a little sleep would do me good XD ...
Thanks for your help!!

Not a problem, we all get stuck once in a while.