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DownTo

911 bytes added, 12:21, 18 January 2012
Created page with "Used in combination with For to form a loop statement that will execute a set of instructions repeatedly until the loop count reaches the specified final value. [[DownTo]..."
Used in combination with [[For]] to form a loop statement that will execute a set of instructions repeatedly until the loop count reaches the specified final value.
[[DownTo]] specifies that the value of the counter variable is to be decreased by one on the completion of each loop.

For more information see [[For.]]

==== Usage ====
<syntaxhighlight>For Counter=IValue DownTo FValue Begin
I1;
I2;
End;</syntaxhighlight>

Where: [[Counter]] - a numerical variable used store the loop count
[[IValue]] - a numerical expression specifying the initial counter value
[[FValue]] - a numerical expression specifying the final counter value

==== Example ====
Add the high prices of the last 10 bars to the [[HighPriceSum]] variable:

<syntaxhighlight>For BarBackNo=9 DownTo 0 Begin
HighPriceSum=HighPriceSum+High[BarBackNo];
End;</syntaxhighlight>

[[Category:Comparisons and Loops]]
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