High/LowPaintBar Indicator - Code question.  [SOLVED]

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High/LowPaintBar Indicator - Code question.

Postby brunor » 14 Jan 2014

This indicator paints a bar if it is the highest high or lowest low of the last 20 bars.
Is there a more efficient method of coding conditions 1 and 2?
And how would you paint only the current bar and reset previous bars to standard colors?
I would appreciate any assistance.
Thanks.
Bruno

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Condition1 = High > High[1] and High > High[2] and High > High[3] and High > High[4]
and High > High[5] and High > High[6] and High > High[7] and High > High[8]
and High > High[9] and High > High[10] and High > High[11] and High > High[12]
and High > High[13] and High > High[14] and High > High[15] and High > High[16]
and High > High[17] and High > High[18] and High > High[19] and High > High[20];

Condition2 = Low < Low[1] and Low < Low[2] and Low < Low[3] and Low < Low[4]
and Low < Low[5] and Low < Low[6] and Low < Low[7] and Low < Low[8]
and Low < Low[9] and Low < Low[10] and Low < Low[11] and Low < Low[12]
and Low < Low[13] and Low < Low[14] and Low < Low[15] and Low < Low[16]
and Low < Low[17] and Low < Low[18] and Low < Low[19]
and Low < Low[20];

If Condition1 then
BEGIN
PlotPaintBar(High,Low,Open,Close,"",blue);
END
else
If Condition2 then
BEGIN
PlotPaintBar(High,Low,Open,Close,"",red);
END
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Re: High/LowPaintBar Indicator - Code question.

Postby TJ » 14 Jan 2014

look up the following keywords:

HIGHEST
LOWEST


while you are at it, look up these keywords too... they will come in handy in the future:

MAXLIST
MINLIST
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Re: High/LowPaintBar Indicator - Code question.

Postby brunor » 15 Jan 2014

This works, but also paints the current bar if the high equals the highest high from the previous bar. Any suggestions?
And thank you kindly for your help TJ.

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Value1 = Highest(High,20);
Value2 = Lowest(Low,20);

Condition1 = Value1 = High;
Condition2 = Value2 = Low;
Condition3 = Condition1 = false and condition2 = false;

If Condition1 then
BEGIN
PlotPaintBar(High,Low,Open,Close,"",blue);
END
else
If Condition2 then
BEGIN
PlotPaintBar(High,Low,Open,Close,"",rgb(128,0,255));
END
Else
If Condition3 then
Begin
NoPlot(1);
End
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Re: High/LowPaintBar Indicator - Code question.

Postby TJ » 15 Jan 2014

this is how i would code it:

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input:
Look.back(20),
upcolor(blue),
dncolor(red),
nucolor(black);

if High = highest(h, Look.back)
then
PlotPaintBar(High,Low,Open,Close,"", upcolor)
else
if Low = lowest(L, Look.back)
then
PlotPaintBar(High,Low,Open,Close,"", dncolor)
else
PlotPaintBar(High,Low,Open,Close,"", nucolor);
The NoPlot is not needed.
The last ELSE is optional.
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Re: High/LowPaintBar Indicator - Code question.  [SOLVED]

Postby brunor » 15 Jan 2014

Thank you very much TJ.
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