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Nice Bill.

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "wavemechanic" <timesarrow@xxx> wrote:
>
> How about this?
> 
> x = condition that generates your 1,0 array
> y = sum(x, range)
> z = valuewhen(x, barindex(), y)
> position in array = lastvalue(barindex()) - z + 1
> 
> Bill
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: sidhartha70 
>   To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>   Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 6:33 PM
>   Subject: [amibroker] Re: Finding the last true value in an array...
> 
> 
>   Sorry Barry... my terminology is confusing...
> 
>   Lets say I have an array that has only true or false values in it...
> 
>   Lets say the last 10 value of this array are as follows, from x
>   intervals ago until now...
> 
>   0,1,0,0,1,0,0,1,0,0
>   x.................Now
> 
>   Now, obviously, BarsSince(array) will return a value of 2... i.e. the
>   last true value was 2 intervals ago.
> 
>   However, the value I'm trying to get is the last value of true in the
>   above x elements of the array... so I want an expression that returns
>   8 for the above array (i.e. 8 intervals back is the last value of
>   true). Any ideas...?
> 
>   Hopefully that's clearer now.
> 
> 
>   --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Barry Scarborough" <razzbarry@>
>   wrote:
>   >
>   > What are your trying to do? HHV gives the value of the highest high 
>   > over the period you enter in x. If you want to find how far back
that 
>   > is you can use 
>   > 
>   > bs = BarsSince(H == HHV(H, 10));
>   > // the next line prints the num bars back and the high of that bar
>   > printf(NumToStr(bs, 1.0) + " High " + NumToStr(HHV(H, 10), 1.2));
>   > 
>   > If you want to find the value of the other things bs bars ago then 
>   > you can
>   > // use the following. This applies to any array 
>   > lastHigh = ref(High, - bs);
>   > // this is another way to see the results that shows the high value
>   > Plot(lastHigh, "high bars ago", colorBlack);
>   > Plot(Ref(C, -bs), "close bars ago", colorblue);
>   > Plot(Ref(MA(C, 10), -bs), "MA(10) value bars ago", colorGreen);
>   > // then look at what valuewhen returns
>   > Plot(ValueWhen(H == HHV(H, 10), H, -1), "ValueWhen", colorRed);
>   > 
>   > bsolutely the last thing you want to do is start using loops,
such as 
>   > for loops, to extract data from ABs arrays. Your code will be much 
>   > cleaner and faster if you use straight AFL.
>   > 
>   > Your terminology true value is confusing. The value in an array is 
>   > the true value. Do you mean what was the value when the
condition was 
>   > true?
>   > 
>   > Barry
>   > 
>   > 
>   > 
>   >  --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "sidhartha70" <sidhartha70@> 
>   > wrote:
>   > >
>   > > Graham,
>   > > 
>   > > I'm trying to get my head around that code right now... but first
>   > > thing I noticed was that my post was poorly worded. Let me
reword it
>   > > below, and maybe you can tell me if this is what you thought I 
>   > meant....
>   > > 
>   > > Ok. It's easy to find the first occurrence of a true value of an
>   > > array... that is looking from now backwards x intervals. simply
>   > > HHV(array,x) where x=no of intervals back.
>   > > 
>   > > However, how can I find the last true value of the array looking 
>   > back
>   > > over x intervals...?? i.e. the first true value starting from
x and
>   > > looking forward to now.
>   > > 
>   > > is there an array method without looping...?
>   > > 
>   > > Many Thanks
>   > > 
>   > > 
>   > > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Graham <kavemanperth@> wrote:
>   > > >
>   > > > try this
>   > > > array = h;
>   > > > LastHHVValue = valuewhen( hhvbars(array,x)==0, array );
>   > > > 
>   > > > -- 
>   > > > Cheers
>   > > > Graham Kav
>   > > > AFL Writing Service
>   > > > http://www.aflwriting.com
>   > > > 
>   > > > 
>   > > > 
>   > > > 2009/1/13 sidhartha70 <sidhartha70@>:
>   > > > > Hi All,
>   > > > >
>   > > > > Ok. It's easy to find the last true value of an array...
simply
>   > > > > HHV(array,x) where x=no of intervals back.
>   > > > >
>   > > > > However, how can I find the last true value of the array 
>   > looking back
>   > > > > over x intervals...??
>   > > > >
>   > > > > is there an array method without looping...?
>   > > > >
>   > > > > Many Thanks
>   > > > >
>   > > > >
>   > > >
>   > >
>   >
> 
> 
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