iCustom() - How to use it?

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So I am wanting to incorporate ADR into my algorithm and have picked up a public indicator rather than spending time writing it myself. Does the trick for what I am after.

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                           Daily Range PeterE.mq4 | //< Credit to PeterE
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

#property indicator_chart_window

input int      NumOfDays             = 10;
extern string   FontName              = "Courier New";
extern int      FontSize              = 10;
extern color    FontColor             = White;
extern int      Window                = 0;
extern int      Corner                = 0;
extern int      HorizPos              = 5;
extern int      VertPos               = 20;

double pnt;
int    dig;
string objname = "*DRPE";

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int init()  {
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
  pnt = MarketInfo(Symbol(),MODE_POINT);
  dig = MarketInfo(Symbol(),MODE_DIGITS);
  if (dig == 3 || dig == 5) {
    pnt *= 10;
  }  
  ObjectCreate(objname,OBJ_LABEL,Window,0,0);
  return(0);
}

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int deinit()  {
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
  ObjectDelete(objname);
  return(0);
}

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start()  {
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
  int c=0;
  double sum=0;
  for (int i=1; i<Bars-1; i++)  {
    double hi = iHigh(NULL,PERIOD_D1,i);
    double lo = iLow(NULL,PERIOD_D1,i);
    datetime dt = iTime(NULL,PERIOD_D1,i);
    if (TimeDayOfWeek(dt) > 0 && TimeDayOfWeek(dt) < 6)  {
      sum += hi - lo;
      c++;
      if (c>=NumOfDays) break;
  } }
  hi = iHigh(NULL,PERIOD_D1,0);
  lo = iLow(NULL,PERIOD_D1,0);
  if (i>0 && pnt>0)  {
    string objtext = "ADR = " + DoubleToStr(sum/c/pnt,1) + "  (" + c + " days)     Today = " + DoubleToStr((hi-lo)/pnt,1);
    ObjectSet(objname,OBJPROP_CORNER,Corner);
    ObjectSet(objname,OBJPROP_XDISTANCE,HorizPos);
    ObjectSet(objname,OBJPROP_YDISTANCE,VertPos);
    ObjectSetText(objname,objtext,FontSize,FontName,FontColor);
  }  
  return(0);
}

double ADR = iCustom(NULL,low,"Average Daily Range", 0, 0);

 With regards to iCustom, I am wanting to know when price exceeds the days ADR. I'm trying to understand what value is being returns because at the moment I do not understand where it is derived from if I print double "ADR".

 
DomGilberto:  With regards to iCustom, I am wanting to know when price exceeds the days ADR. I'm trying to understand what value is being returns because at the moment I do not understand where it is derived from if I print double "ADR".
double ADR = iCustom(NULL,low,"Average Daily Range", 0, 0);
  1. ICustom read the specified buffer at the specified shift. Nothing more. Detailed explanation of iCustom - MQL4 forum
  2. Your indicator doesn't have any buffers, you can't use iCustom.
 

Ok thanks for your reply (quite amazing how you pull up old threads so quickly like that!) :)

Anyway, I've had a read and I think am getting confused with the array part...

This is what I have so far:

// ---- indicator ----

input int      NumOfDays             = 10;
extern string   FontName              = "Courier New";
extern int      FontSize              = 10;
extern color    FontColor             = White;
extern int      Window                = 0;
extern int      Corner                = 0;
extern int      HorizPos              = 5;
extern int      VertPos               = 20;

double pnt;
int    dig;
string objname = "*DRPE";

double   ADR[];

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int init()  {
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
  SetIndexBuffer(0,ADR);

...


...



//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start()  {
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
  int c=0;
  double sum=0;
  for (int i=1; i<Bars-1; i++)  {
    double hi = iHigh(NULL,PERIOD_D1,i);
    double lo = iLow(NULL,PERIOD_D1,i);
    datetime dt = iTime(NULL,PERIOD_D1,i);
    if (TimeDayOfWeek(dt) > 0 && TimeDayOfWeek(dt) < 6)  {
      sum += hi - lo;
      c++;
      if (c>=NumOfDays) break;
  } }
  hi = iHigh(NULL,PERIOD_D1,0);
  lo = iLow(NULL,PERIOD_D1,0);
  if (i>0 && pnt>0)  {
    string objtext = "ADR = " + DoubleToStr(sum/c/pnt,1) + "  (" + c + " days)     Today = " + DoubleToStr((hi-lo)/pnt,1); // average on the left equation. Todays range on the right
    ObjectSet(objname,OBJPROP_CORNER,Corner);
    ObjectSet(objname,OBJPROP_XDISTANCE,HorizPos);
    ObjectSet(objname,OBJPROP_YDISTANCE,VertPos);
    ObjectSetText(objname,objtext,FontSize,FontName,FontColor);
    
    ADR = (hi-lo)/pnt; //<< Obviously not correct...

  }  
  return(0);
}





// ------ EA -------------//

// Global 

//+--------------------------
input int NumOfDays            = 10;
string   FontName              = "Courier New";
int      FontSize              = 10;
color    FontColor             = White;
int      Window                = 0;
int      Corner                = 0;
int      HorizPos              = 5;
int      VertPos               = 20;
#define  TodaysRange 0
//+-------------------------

...

...

       
double ADR = iCustom(NULL,low,"Average Daily Range",NumOfDays,FontName,FontSize,FontColor,Window,Corner,HorizPos,VertPos,TodaysRange,0); 

...

 Now obviously when trying to compile the indicator, I am getting "Invalid array access".

I don't think I am understanding the array part...? 

 
Also, I could just technically build a function within my EA instead of using iCustom()... might be easier and more efficient... or not?
 
DomGilberto:

Ok thanks for your reply (quite amazing how you pull up old threads so quickly like that!) :)

Anyway, I've had a read and I think am getting confused with the array part...

This is what I have so far:

 Now obviously when trying to compile the indicator, I am getting "Invalid array access".

I don't think I am understanding the array part...? 

ADR is an array so when you give it a value . . . = (hi-lo)/pnt;  you need to specify which cell in the array the value is for . . .  e.g.

 

ADR[i] = (hi-lo)/pnt;
 
Ok thanks. Am I doing the iCustom part right on the actual EA? I assume that as long as I have this indicator compiled on the same platform iCustom can be called and used during ST?

At the moment the value being returned in the print looks like this:

2014.10.09 09:12:31.359 2004.01.02 03:00  TF - v2.7 - Sandbox - MO EURUSD,H1: ADR is == 2147483647.0
I am trying to return the ADR value for the given day on EURUSD...
 
DomGilberto:
Ok thanks. Am I doing the iCustom part right on the actual EA? 

Possibly not,  what is  low  ?  is it an int that represents the timeframe ?

double ADR = iCustom(NULL,   low,   "Aver
 
My mistake, it's all working now. Thanks for your help as usual (and of course WHRoeder for pointing out that valuable thread!)

(low = lowest timeframe. So yeah, it's int 60)
 

What was the solution? I have the same problem:

iCustom(instrument, period, "ADR", 7, 0, 1);

 

returns 2147483647.0

 
ShariffS:

What was the solution? I have the same problem:

 

returns 2147483647.0

 

EMPTY_VALUE
 
ShariffS: What was the solution? I have the same problem: returns 2147483647.0
iCustom(instrument, period, "ADR", 7, 0, 1);
  1. Do you have an indicator adr.ex4? Dom's was named "Average Daily Range.ex4"
  2. Dom was trying to add a buffer, but never added the #indicator_buffers and #indicator_separate_window
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