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No, beacuse [] is array _subscript_ operator, already used.
Best regards,
Tomasz Janeczko
amibroker.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "r_terbush" <randy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 11:30 PM
Subject: [amibroker] Re: A shorter syntax to reference past elements of array
> Is it not possible to use a more conventional syntax like:
>
> C - C[5] (not square brackets instead of parens)
>
> Or as I prefer to write out since it is often hard to tell the
> difference between O and 0.
>
> Close - Close[5]
>
> I would also like to be pedantic and be able to say Close[0]
>
>
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" <groups@xxx> wrote:
>>
>> Re: [amibroker] A shorter syntax to reference past elements of
> arrayHerman,
>>
>> You are right that it maight be confusing, therefore I was thinking
> about using this short form only to reference past
>> (as it is most common scenario, considering the fact that we all the
> time attempt *not* to look into the future).
>>
>> The whole story is just to make common expressions like C - Ref( C,
> -1 ) shorter, like this: C - C(1)
>> but I have second thoughts as well, as it truly may create lots of
> confusion.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Tomasz Janeczko
>> amibroker.com
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Herman
>> To: Tomasz Janeczko
>> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 5:20 PM
>> Subject: Re: [amibroker] A shorter syntax to reference past
> elements of array
>>
>>
>> Sorry , but imo the new forms are critic and counter intuitive.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> C(5) looks back 5 bars.... what would looking forward look like?
> C(-5)?
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>>
>>
>>
>> imo, very confusing. I can't help but wonder what made this idea
> surface :-))
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>>
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>>
>> herman
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>> Thursday, February 19, 2009, 11:08:25 AM, you wrote:
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>> > Hello,
>>
>>
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>>
>> > As a convenience feature I was contemplating for some time to allow
>>
>> > shorter syntax to very common operation of referring to past
> elements of the array.
>>
>> > As you now current syntax to refer to past is:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > Ref( array, -bars )
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>>
>>
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>> > So close five bars back is Ref( C, -5 )
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>> > I don't have any technical problem with adding new
>>
>> > operator that will make it shorter,
>>
>> > but I am wondering about the most preferrable "form",
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>> > that is easy to use and does not create confusion.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > So I would like to ask you which
>>
>> > "short form" would you prefer.
>>
>> > - C@x
>>
>> > - C#5
>>
>> > - C(5)
>>
>> > - I don't like the idea at all
>>
>>
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>> > Thank you.
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>>
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>>
>> > Best regards,
>>
>> > Tomasz Janeczko
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>> > amibroker.com
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