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[amibroker] Re: Valuewhen issue



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Thomas, could you explain this further please?

Using this example:
x = valuewhen(y, z, 1);

Wouldn't x be the exact value of z for the same bar as the first y==1? How does that return an array? If so, how do I "iterate through the values"?

Thanks!




--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Thomas Z." <tzg@xxx> wrote:
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> Valuewhen returns a array, therefore you would need to iterate through the
> values.
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> SYNTAX 
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> valuewhen(EXPRESSION, ARRAY, n = 1) 
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> RETURNS
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> ARRAY 
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> 
> FUNCTION 
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> Returns the value of the ARRAY when the EXPRESSION was true on the n -th
> most recent occurrence. Note: this function allows also 0 and negative
> values for n - this enables referencing future 
> 
> 
> EXAMPLE
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> valuewhen( cross( close, ma(close,5) ) ,macd(), 1) 
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> Thomas
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> www.PatternExplorer.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of lucianomt
> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 11:00 PM
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [amibroker] Valuewhen issue
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> 
> t = array with all troughs
> 
> p = array with all peaks
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> tbar = ValueWhen(t, BarIndex(), 1);  
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> pbar = ValueWhen(p, BarIndex(), 1);
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> if(pbar < tbar)
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> {
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> [CODE]
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> }
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> I have two arrays marking all the peaks and troughs, respectively,
> previously filled with ZigZag. I want to check whether the peak or trough
> comes first, so I tried to get the respective bars using Valuewhen and then
> checking using IF.
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> Why am I getting an error 6 message on the IF statement? I thought ValueWhen
> returned a specific value not an array...
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