MQL4 Reference Object Functions ObjectType

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ObjectType

The function returns the object type value.

int  ObjectType(
   string   object_name   // object name
   );

Parameters

object_name

[in] Object name.

Returned value

The function returns the object type value. To get the detailed error information, one has to call the GetLastError() function.

Example:

if(ObjectType("line_object2")!=OBJ_HLINE) return(0);

See also

ObjectSetTextTechnical Indicators