Symbol currentbar: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 12:30, 1 August 2024

Returns a numerical value indicating the number of the current bar.

Symbol_currentbar

The range of returned values is not limited by the MaxBarsBack setting. This keyword can return the value of any bar of the data series.

Symbol_currentbar

Will return the number of the current bar.

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-Returns a numerical value indicating the number of the current bar plus '''Maximum Bars Back''' setting for the study
+Returns a numerical value indicating the number of the current bar.
 == Usage ==
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 == Notes ==
-Each bar, subsequent to the initial number of bars specified by the '''Maximum Bars Back''' setting, is assigned a sequential number; the initial bars specified by the setting are not numbered.
+The range of returned values is not limited by the '''MaxBarsBack''' setting. This keyword can return the value of any bar of the data series.
-For example, if '''Maximum Bars Back''' is set to 20, the 21st bar will be assigned a number of 1.
 == Example ==
 <syntaxhighlight>Symbol_currentbar</syntaxhighlight>
-Will return the number of the current bar plus '''Maximum Bars Back''' setting for the study.
+Will return the number of the current bar.
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