lucklogic wrote:1) what does this call mean - example pls
In your EA's init() function, add a call to SSSR_Settings() with your preferred values
for how the library should calculate S/R levels. These should be the same as your
settings for the SS_SupportResistance_vX indicator.

void init() {
   // the following tells the library to only calculate on the last 1000 bars (instead of 10,000),
   // to use a fuzzfactor of 1.0 instead of the default 0.9, and a fastfactor of 5 instead of 6.
   SSSR_Settings(1000, 1.0, true, true, 5, 3);
}

2) Example pls of this call :
Where required in your EA, call SSSR_FindZone() with the following arguments:-

direction - must be either SSSR_UP or SSSR_DN. If SSSR_UP it looks for the nearest
resistance zone, SSSR_DN it'll look for a support zone.

   // find the nearest resistance zone above the current price
   int zoneID = SSSR_FindZone(SSSR_UP, true, Bid);

3) Pls provide an example of how to determine the price action difference from the nearest support would be most appreciated. ie how many pips is the the price above the support top ???

Thanks in anticipation of you assistance

   int zoneID = SSSR_FindZone(SSSR_UP, true, Bid);
   if (zoneID >= 0)
   {
      double zoneHi = SSSR_GetZoneHi(zoneID);
      double zoneLo = SSSR_GetZoneLo(zoneID);
      
      if (Bid > zoneLo)
      {
         // price is inside the zone
      }
      else
      {
          double distToResistance = zoneLo - Bid;
      }
   }

slipshod wrote:

lucklogic wrote:1) what does this call mean - example pls
In your EA's init() function, add a call to SSSR_Settings() with your preferred values
for how the library should calculate S/R levels. These should be the same as your
settings for the SS_SupportResistance_vX indicator.

Ok, well you don't _need_ to call this function if you want the library to use the same default settings that SS_SupportResistance_v04c does. If you've used different settings for the indicator though, you'll probably want the library to work the same way & this is how you tell it what those settings are. Not sure how better I can explain it Here's a code example if it helps:-

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void init() {
   // the following tells the library to only calculate on the last 1000 bars (instead of 10,000),
   // to use a fuzzfactor of 1.0 instead of the default 0.9, and a fastfactor of 5 instead of 6.
   SSSR_Settings(1000, 1.0, true, true, 5, 3);
}

2) Example pls of this call :


Where required in your EA, call SSSR_FindZone() with the following arguments:-

direction - must be either SSSR_UP or SSSR_DN. If SSSR_UP it looks for the nearest
resistance zone, SSSR_DN it'll look for a support zone.

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   // find the nearest resistance zone above the current price
   int zoneID = SSSR_FindZone(SSSR_UP, true, Bid);

3) Pls provide an example of how to determine the price action difference from the nearest support would be most appreciated. ie how many pips is the the price above the support top ???

Thanks in anticipation of you assistance

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   int zoneID = SSSR_FindZone(SSSR_UP, true, Bid);
   if (zoneID >= 0)
   {
      double zoneHi = SSSR_GetZoneHi(zoneID);
      double zoneLo = SSSR_GetZoneLo(zoneID);
      
      if (Bid > zoneLo)
      {
         // price is inside the zone
      }
      else
      {
          double distToResistance = zoneLo - Bid;
      }
   }

That's the distance in actual price terms, I'll leave it to you to work out how to convert it to pips

slipshod wrote:Ok, I've packaged the core functionality of the indicator into a library, which is now downloadable from the first post in the thread. No more need for iCustom() or global variables to access S/R zone info.

Instructions for how to install and use the library are included in the zip.

slipshod wrote:Version 2 of the Library added to the first post. It contains a simpler API and better handling of instances where price is inside a zone (read the Instructions.txt in the zip). The sample EA is also included.

slipshod wrote:Version 2 of the Library added to the first post. It contains a simpler API and better handling of instances where price is inside a zone (read the Instructions.txt in the zip). The sample EA is also included.