Returns the price value (vertical position, corresponding to a value on the price scale of a chart) of the starting point of a trendline with the specified ID number; returns a value of -2 if the specified trendline ID number is invalid.
TL_GetBeginVal returns a value of -2 if the specified trendline ID number is invalid. Of the two end points of a trendline, the point with the earlier date and time is always considered to be the starting point; if . If the trendline is vertical, the point with the lower price value is considered to be the starting point.
==== Usage ====
<syntaxhighlight>TL_GetBeginVal(TL_ID)</syntaxhighlight>
Where: [[ :'''TL_ID]] ''' - a numerical expression specifying the trendline ID number ,
==== Notes ==== * A trendline-specific ID number is returned by [[TL_New]] when the trendline is created. * Use [[TL_GetEndVal]] to get the end value for a specified trendline.
==== Example ====Assign a value, indicating the price value of the starting point of a trendline with the ID number of 3, to the Value1 variable:
<syntaxhighlight>Value1=TL_GetBeginVal(3);</syntaxhighlight>
[[Category:Trendline Drawing]]