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Used in combination with [[End]] to group instructions for conditional execution; a [[Begin]] must always be followed by an [[End | Used in combination with [[End]] to group instructions for conditional execution; a [[Begin]] must always be followed by an [[End]]. | ||
== Usage == | |||
<syntaxhighlight>CS Begin | <syntaxhighlight>CS Begin | ||
I1; | I1; | ||
I2; | I2; | ||
I3; | I3; | ||
End;</syntaxhighlight> | End;</syntaxhighlight> | ||
Where: | Where: | ||
:'''CS''' - conditional statement. | |||
:'''I''' - conditional instructions. | |||
== Notes == | |||
* [[Begin]] and [[End]] can be used with [[Then]], [[Else]], [[For]], and [[While]] conditional statements. | |||
* [[Begin]] should not be followed by a semicolon (;), code lines within an instruction group should end with a semicolon (;), and only the last instance of [[End]] within the same conditional execution statement should be followed by a semicolon (;). | |||
== Example == | |||
If UpTrend is true then buy, otherwise sell short: | If ''UpTrend'' is true then buy, otherwise sell short: | ||
<syntaxhighlight>If UpTrend Then Begin | <syntaxhighlight>If UpTrend = True Then Begin | ||
Buy Next Bar Market; | Buy Next Bar Market; | ||
End | End | ||
Else Begin | Else Begin | ||
SellShort Next Bar Market; | SellShort Next Bar Market; | ||
End;</syntaxhighlight> | End;</syntaxhighlight> | ||
[[Category:Comparisons and Loops]] | [[Category:Comparisons and Loops]] |