getBarState()

getBarState()

getBarState()

Returns a status flag from the EFS engine indicating the bar processing that is currently taking place.

Parameters

Return Flags

Usage

function main() {

var nState;

       ...

       ...

       nState = getBarState();

       if (nState == BARSTATE_ALLBARS) {

               //the bars are being loaded by the script. This happens when a script is first loaded

               debugPrint("Script is loading\n");

       }

       else if (nState == BARSTATE_NEWBAR) {

               //this flag is set when a new bar is coming in

               debugPrint("The first tick of a new bar has arrived\n");

       }

       else if (nState == BARSTATE_CURRENTBAR) {

               //this flag is set as each new tick comes in

               debugPrint("A new tick has arrived\n");

       }

}

var sSymbol = null;

var nInterval = null;

var myArray = new Array(50);

function main() {

       //perform some initialization actions when script is first loading

       if (getBarState() == BARSTATE_ALLBARS) {

               sSymbol = getSymbol(); //grab the name of the symbol being charted for later use

               nInterval = getInterval(); //grab the bar interval we are using for later use

               return;

       }

       ...

       ...

       //cycle an array when a new bar comes in....

       if (getBarState() == BARSTATE_NEWBAR) {

               myArray.unshift(0);

               myArray.pop();

       }

}