sym()

sym()

sym( symbol )

New in EFS2. Converts string representation of symbol or symbol,interval into a Series object. It is used in conjunction with all other series-type functions and is an important aspect of EFS2's multi-timeframe support.

Parameters

Usage

function main() {

var myVar;

       ...

       ...

       //get the open price from the prior bar (at the current bar interval)

       //for QQQ

       myVar = open( -1, sym("QQQ") );

       //get the current close from the IBM 15-min series

       myVar = close( 0, sym("IBM,15") );

       //get the ema value (at the current bar interval) from the MSFT series

       myVar = ema( 10, sym("MSFT" );

       //get the atr from the SP Emini 5-min series

       myVar = atr( 5, sym("ES #F,5") );

}