MQL4 - Lesson 8 - Notes

You can access Jim Dandy's MQL4 youtube course here for free. He also has a website with videos here and here. These are my notes of lesson 8:

Message box -> function 

• function checks which button was pushed and opens message box
• does not has to send any info back -> void
• void message (int message) (…)
• int m is not the same as function message -> rename: int number
• call message function: message (number); message box ("End of Start Function");
• message box: tool to see what changed programming makes

Function can call another function 

• function: run when someone pushed button 3
• button 3, 4 and 5 function: button3 (number); ….
• if (number ==3)… else button4 (number)
• if (number ==4)… else button5 (number)
• if (number ==5) ->way becomes clear
• when print is used everything is done instantly
• another operator than if/else -> switch
• void testswitch (int number) (switch (number)( 
• case 3: MessageBox ("You pushed abort!!!");print("End of testswitch function");break;
• case 4: ...
• case 5: …)

• default: MessageBox ("I do not…"); Print("End of…");break;) -> default runs when no case is met

Special MA that adjusts to timeframe

• int MyMA;
• void MAAdjuster (int number) (switch (number) (
• case 5:...
• case 15:...
• case 30:...
• case 60:MyMa=80;break;
• case 240:MyMa=20;break;

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