How to get chart ID?

[donmfx]

Hi,

I'm new to mql5 but just wondering how do i get the chart id for my current chart. 

I did my research and you have to type this somewhere:

long  ChartID();

But where?

Thanks

[Fernando Carreiro]

donmfx: I'm new to mql5 but just wondering how do i get the chart id for my current chart. 

You can reference the current chart in most functions by using a chart ID of "0".

For most functions requiring a chart id, the documentation will mention this ...

Parameters

chart_id

[in]  Chart ID. 0 denotes the current chart.

[Fernando Carreiro]

However if you want a specific chart id for the current chart, so that you can reference it from a different context, just obtain it with the ChartID() function.

ChartID

Returns the ID of the current chart.

long  ChartID();

Return Value

Value of long type.

[Fernando Carreiro]

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