How to get time or shift of zigzag top (or bottom)

[olzonpon]

Hi i use this code in my EA to use Zigzag indicator

 int q, l;

   double r0, r1, r2, r3, r4, r5;
   l=0;
      while(q<5)
      {
      if(r0>0) {r5=r4; r4=r3; r3=r2; r2=r1; r1=r0; }
      r0=iCustom(Symbol(),0,"zigzag",depth,5,3,0,l);
      if(r0>0) {q+=1; }
      l++;
      }

The latest value of zigzag indicator is r4, and second r3, third r2 and so on....

But how do i, for example get the the time or shift of r2 ?

[Marco vd Heijden]

you use the same bar shift values but with:

Time[]

Time[bar]

[olzonpon]

Marco vd Heijden:

you use the same bar shift values but with:

But i don't have the shift values.? Or can i use r2 as shift value like:

Time[r2]

[olzonpon]

Aha ok i got it now its the int "l"

Thanks Marco! =)

[Canh Dinh Nguyen]

Hi olzonpon,

Could you guide me the code, pleas!

[William Roeder]

1.       r0=iCustom(Symbol(),0,"zigzag",depth,5,3,0,l);

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2. Don't hard code values.

   int q, l;    double r0, r1, r2, r3, r4, r5;    l=0;       while(q<5)       {       if(r0>0) {r5=r4; r4=r3; r3=r2; r2=r1; r1=r0; }       r0=iCustom(Symbol(),0,"zigzag",depth,5,3,0,l);       if(r0>0) {q+=1; }       l++;       }

   Write generalized functions, so your code is self documenting.

   void getZZ(double a[], int n, int aDepth=12, int aDeviation=5, int aBackStep=3){    ArrayResize(a, n); int iA=0;    #define ZIGZAG_EMPTY_VALUE 0    #define ZIGZAG_BUFFER 0    for(int iBar=0, iA < n; ++iBar){       double value = iCustom(_Symbol, _Period, "zigzag",                              aDepth, aDeviation, aBackStep,                              ZIGZAG_BUFFER, iBar);       if( value != ZIGZAG_EMPTY_VALUE){ a[iA] = value; ++iA; }    } } ///////////////////// double r[]; getZZ(r, 4, depth);