CPositionInfo pos.Type() always return 0 (POSITION_TYPE_BUY)

[geost77]

I have strange issue. I have this code:

#include <Trade\Trade.mqh>
CTrade         trade;
CPositionInfo  pos;
COrderInfo     ord;

trade.Sell(0.01, _Symbol, 0, 0, 0, "Test SELL"); // I open sell somewhere in my code, then call myFunct() below to read that 

void myFunct() {
  for (int i = PositionsTotal() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
      if (!pos.SelectByIndex(i)) {
         Print("Failed to select position at index ", i);
         continue;
      }
      
      Print("TYPE: ", pos.Type());
      Print("OPEN PRICE: ", pos.PriceOpen());
      Print("OPEN TIME: ", pos.Time());
   }
}

when i call myFunct() it print test data and all data is correct for my position (PriceOpen, Ticket, Time, Symbol, Magic, etc ...). Except Type() ... it just always return 0/POSITION_TYPE_BUY, even I see position opened is a Sell in my Strategy Tester.

Returns like:

2024.12.14 23:29:43.016 2024.01.02 01:02:58   TYPE: 0
2024.12.14 23:29:43.016 2024.01.02 01:02:58   OPEN PRICE: 1.1044
2024.12.14 23:29:43.016 2024.01.02 01:02:58   OPEN TIME: 2024.01.02 01:00:00

I don't know if this happen only in Tester, as I have no opened positions at my account and it is Saturday, so can't really open any to test EA there, but at Tester EA pos.Type() just keep return 0 even when I open only sell ...

Anyone ever had that strange issue? Ideas ?

[geost77]

OMG ... PositionType() ! I don't know why Type() just did not show any error and just compiled, while Type() not a valid CPositionInfo funct ... I completely forgot it had to be PositionType and as no error for Type() I got impression it is same and OK ...

[Fernando Carreiro]

geost77 #: OMG ... PositionType() ! I don't know why Type() just did not show any error and just compiled, while Type() not a valid CPositionInfo funct ... I completely forgot it had to be PositionType and as no error for Type() I got impression it is same and OK ...

Type() is NOT an error. It is valid for CPosition because it inherits it from the CObject class. It does however, have a different functionality.