getFirstBarIndexOfDay()

eSignal EFS 2

getFirstBarIndexOfDay()

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getFirstBarIndexOfDay( date [, symbol] )

 

Returns the bar index to the first bar for the date specified.

 

Parameters

 

date

a valid date object (using "time" or "rawtime")

symbol

optional. the symbol to use

 

Usage

 

function main() {

var nBarIndex;

var nTime;

var nPrice;

       ...

       ...

 

       //get the rawtime value for the current bar

       nTime = getValue( "rawtime", 0 );

 

       if ( nTime != null ) {

 

               //get the bar index to the first bar of the date in nTime

               nBarIndex = getFirstBarIndexOfDay( nTime );

               //grab the closing price from that bar

               nPrice = close( nBarIndex );

 

       }

 

 

}