i keep getting undeclared identifier issues

[chodu]

i was trying to get candle close and open price but my compiler keeps giving me undeclared identifier issues. I put it in properly as Close[1]; and  Open[1];  any idea on why this is happening?

for reference:  bool BearishEngulfing()

{

   double close1 = Close[1]; // Previous candle's close price

   double open1 = Open[1];   // Previous candle's open price

   double close0 = Close[0]; // Current candle's close price

   double open0 = Open[0];   // Current candle's open price

   

   return (close1 > open1 &&

           close0 < open0 &&

           open0 > close1 &&

           close0 < open1);

}

[Ryan L Johnson]

chodu:

i was trying to get candle close and open price but my compiler keeps giving me undeclared identifier issues. I put it in properly as Close[1]; and  Open[1];  any idea on why this is happening?

You're trying to use outdated MQL4 code in MQL5.

Just put this at the top of your MQL5 code:

//--- store price, time, and volume data for access as in MQL4
#define SERIES(name,type)                               \                            
class C##name                                           \
{                                                       \
public:                                                 \
type operator[](const int i){return i##name(NULL,0,i);} \                                                
}name;                                                  
SERIES(Open,double)
SERIES(Low,double)
SERIES(High,double)
SERIES(Close,double)
SERIES(Time,datetime)
SERIES(Volume,long)
SERIES(TickVolume,long)

Then you can use it.

[chodu]

Ryan L Johnson #:

You're trying to use outdated MQL4 code in MQL5.

Just put this at the top of your MQL5 code:

Then you can use it.

Hi I was using this: MQL5 mentioned that i did not need to declare Close and open positions separately as they are are built-in arrays

 bool BearishEngulfing()

{

   double close1 = Close[1]; // Previous candle's close price

   double open1 = Open[1];   // Previous candle's open price

   double close0 = Close[0]; // Current candle's close price

   double open0 = Open[0];   // Current candle's open price

   

   return (close1 > open1 &&

           close0 < open0 &&

           open0 > close1 &&

           close0 < open1);

}