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Today, we take an important step toward helping every developer understand how to read class structures and quickly build Expert Advisors using the MQL5 Standard Library. The library is rich and expandable, yet it can feel like being handed a complex toolkit without a manual. Here we share and discuss an alternative integration routine—a concise, repeatable workflow that shows how to connect classes reliably in real projects. 

Developers often find themselves with a toolbox full of precision instruments but no blueprint for assembling them into a complete solution. To simplify this complexity, we’ll use an analogy drawn from real life: just as the human body relies on specialized organs working under the coordination of the brain, an Expert Advisor relies on specialized modules coordinated by its main program.

In this analogy, the Expert Advisor (EA) acts as the brain—the central decision-maker. Supporting library classes serve as its organs, performing specialized functions:

  • The CTrade class executes trades—like the hands performing actions.
  • The CIndicators class analyzes market data—like the eyes perceiving the environment.
  • The CAccountInfo class monitors account health—like the nervous system collecting and transmitting feedback.

Author: Clemence Benjamin

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