iBarShift - MQL4 Documentation

MQL4 Reference Timeseries access iBarShift

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int iBarShift(

string symbol, int timeframe, datetime time, bool exact=false)

Search for bar by open time. The function returns bar shift with the open time specified. If the bar having the specified open time is missing, the function will return -1 or the nearest bar shift depending on the exact.

Parameters:

symbol	-	Symbol the data of which should be used to calculate indicator. NULL means the current symbol.
timeframe	-	Timeframe. It can be any of Timeframe enumeration values. 0 means the current chart timeframe.
time	-	value to find (bar's open time).
exact	-	Return mode when bar not found. false - iBarShift returns nearest. true - iBarShift returns -1.

Sample:

  datetime some_time=D'2004.03.21 12:00';
  int      shift=iBarShift("EUROUSD",PERIOD_M1,some_time);
  Print("shift of bar with open time ",TimeToStr(some_time)," is ",shift);

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