Posted By: Metzenovich
Remember a Variable Between Ticks / Loops - 03/20/21 14:58
Hi,
How can I make a variable persist between run() loops?
What I want to accomplish is keeping track of the movement of an oscillating indicator.
For instance, when it crosses from below 80 to above 80 (potential long) or above -80 to below -80 (potential short), I want to be able to track previous one so I know whether it's just bouncing around at the top or bottom (ranging), or if it has actually gone from the bottom to the top (a bigger reversal).
I tried this:
But it errors out on the "myStatus != 'none'" line. So either the "static string myStatus = 'none'" isn't ever getting run, or it isn't persisting between loops.
I thought of using setvar() and getvar() to store it in a file, but that seems like it would be pretty inefficient.
Another possibility is if there is a built-in global variable that is for something I'm not using that won't affect anything and storing it in that (whether it's a string, int, etc).
What is the correct / best way to accomplish this?
How can I make a variable persist between run() loops?
What I want to accomplish is keeping track of the movement of an oscillating indicator.
For instance, when it crosses from below 80 to above 80 (potential long) or above -80 to below -80 (potential short), I want to be able to track previous one so I know whether it's just bouncing around at the top or bottom (ranging), or if it has actually gone from the bottom to the top (a bigger reversal).
I tried this:
Code
function run(){
if(is(INITRUN)){
static string myStatus = 'none';
}
if(myStatus != 'none'){
// do something
}
if(price() > 1.234){
myStatus = 'triggered';
}
}
But it errors out on the "myStatus != 'none'" line. So either the "static string myStatus = 'none'" isn't ever getting run, or it isn't persisting between loops.
I thought of using setvar() and getvar() to store it in a file, but that seems like it would be pretty inefficient.
Another possibility is if there is a built-in global variable that is for something I'm not using that won't affect anything and storing it in that (whether it's a string, int, etc).
What is the correct / best way to accomplish this?