Time[] in MT4 but no in MT5

[KT23]

Dear Coder,

I need your help to explain me how to use the function of Time[] in MT5 which is exit in MT4 but not in MT5. How can I fix it in MT5?

[Vladimir Karputov]

intrania13:

Dear Coder,

I need your help to explain me how to use the function of Time[] in MT5 which is exit in MT4 but not in MT5. How can I fix it in MT5?

In the indicator or in the adviser?

[Stanislav Korotky]

intrania13:

Dear Coder,

I need your help to explain me how to use the function of Time[] in MT5 which is exit in MT4 but not in MT5. How can I fix it in MT5?

Use CopyTime. Here is an article with details about migrating from MQL4 to MQL5.

[Bernhard Schweigert]

Stanislav Korotky:
Use CopyTime. Here is an article with details about migrating from MQL4 to MQL5.

"In MQL5 chart period constants changed, and some new time periods (M2, M3, M4, M6, M10, M12, H2, H3, H6, H8, H12) were added."

Thanks this article really helps

[Bernhard Schweigert]

check this one too

https://www.mql5.com/en/articles/66

[[Deleted]]

Why the didnt put Time[] TimeDayOfTheWeek()  That were pretty good functions!!!

[[Deleted]]

I mean seriously... compare this code to express the same idea.. and are you still wondering why MQL5 has been a failure? Why change it to copy time or not make some compatibility so we dont have to rewrite all indicators? Omg...

MQL4:

Alert(Time[0]);

MQL5:

//--- variables for function parameters
int start = 0; // bar index
int count = 1; // number of bars
datetime tm[]; // array storing the returned bar time
//--- copy time 
CopyTime(_Symbol,PERIOD_D1,start,count,tm);
//--- output result
Alert(tm[0])

[Marco vd Heijden]

I agree.

[Dadas]

Marco vd Heijden:
I agree.

Why not, simply use:

iTime(_Symbol,_Period,0);

???

[Marco vd Heijden]

Dadas:

Why not, simply use:

???

These were added somewhat later.

[fxsaber]

#define DEFINE_TIMESERIE(NAME, T)                \
  class CLASS##NAME                              \
  {                                              \
  public:                                        \
    T operator[]( const int iPos ) const         \
    {                                            \
      return(::i##NAME(_Symbol, _Period, iPos)); \
    }                                            \
  };                                             \
                                                 \
  CLASS##NAME NAME;

  DEFINE_TIMESERIE(Volume, long)
  DEFINE_TIMESERIE(Time, datetime)
  DEFINE_TIMESERIE(Open, double)
  DEFINE_TIMESERIE(High, double)
  DEFINE_TIMESERIE(Low, double)
  DEFINE_TIMESERIE(Close, double)
#undef DEFINE_TIMESERIE

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Time[] in MT4 but no in MT5

Luis Alejandro Diaz Vidal, 2018.03.04 16:37

MQL4:

Alert(Time[0]);

MQL5:

Alert(Time[0]);