Why Indicator values count and it's corresponding dates count aren't equal?

[MTirex]

Hi Every One

Simply Speaking, I need to get Indicator value and it's corresponding dates, I do this by the following lines of codes:

Handle_ZigZag        = iCustom(S,TimeFrame,Indicator_1_Name, Depth, Deviation, BackSteps) ;

int count_of_indVal              = CopyBuffer(Handle_ZigZag, IndexZigZag, StartDate, StopDate, BufferZigZag); 

int count_of_indDats              = CopyTime(_Symbol, TimeFrame, StartDate, StopDate, time) ;

i.e I get indicator values by CopyBuffer(), and get it's corresponding dates by CopyTime() function. according to the MQL5 references, the output of this two functions should be the number of data. So, I expected

these two be the same, i.e have the equal value (or: count_of_indVal ==  count_of_indDats ). But this is not the case!! , I mean the amount of count_of_indVal variable aren't equal to  count_of_indDats variable!!

- Why Is this So ???

- So, How can I get [ indicator_date, indicator_value] pairs?

[Yashar Seyyedin]

MTirex:

- So, How can I get [ indicator_date, indicator_value] pairs?

This is not how CopyBuffer works. You have to use bar indices and number of indicator values you need. Dates are not allowed.

CopyBuffer(Handle_ZigZag, IndexZigZag, start_index, count, BufferZigZag); 

[MTirex]

Yashar Seyyedin #:

This is not how CopyBuffer works. You have to use bar indices and number of indicator values you need. Dates are not allowed.

I Appreciate You, My friend.

I think this is the best solution for me. But CopyBuffer() should work with start- end date according to: https://www.mql5.com/en/docs/series/copybuffer 

[Yashar Seyyedin]

MTirex #:

I Appreciate You, My friend.

I think this is the best solution for me. But CopyBuffer() should work with start- end date according to: https://www.mql5.com/en/docs/series/copybuffer 

İ didn't know. Thanks for enlightening.

[William Roeder]

Handle_ZigZag        = iCustom(S,TimeFrame,Indicator_1_Name, Depth, Deviation, BackSteps) ;

int count_of_indVal              = CopyBuffer(Handle_ZigZag, IndexZigZag, StartDate, StopDate, BufferZigZag); 

int count_of_indDats              = CopyTime(_Symbol, TimeFrame, StartDate, StopDate, time) ;

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