DRAW_FILLING

Author: Copyright 2011, MetaQuotes Software Corp.
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Moving average indicator
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DRAW_FILLING
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                                 DRAW_FILLING.mq5 |
//|                        Copyright 2011, MetaQuotes Software Corp. |
//|                                              http://www.mql5.com |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright 2011, MetaQuotes Software Corp."
#property link      "http://www.mql5.com"
#property version   "1.00"

#property description "This indicator is a demo of DRAW_FILLING drawing style"
#property description "It plots a channel based on two moving averages in the separate window"
#property description "The channel color changed randomly each N ticks"

#property indicator_separate_window
#property indicator_buffers 2
#property indicator_plots   1
//--- plot Intersection
#property indicator_label1  "Intersection"
#property indicator_type1   DRAW_FILLING
#property indicator_color1  clrRed,clrBlue
#property indicator_style1  STYLE_SOLID
#property indicator_width1  1
//--- input parameters
input int      Fast=13;          // Period of fast moving average
input int      Slow=21;          // Period of slow moving average
input int      shift=1;          // Bars shift (positive)
input int      N=5;              // Ticks to change properties
//--- indicator buffers
double         IntersectionBuffer1[];
double         IntersectionBuffer2[];
int fast_handle;
int slow_handle;
//--- colors array
color colors[]={clrRed,clrBlue,clrGreen,clrAquamarine,clrBlanchedAlmond,clrBrown,clrCoral,clrDarkSlateGray};
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator initialization function                         |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int OnInit()
  {
//--- indicator buffers mapping
   SetIndexBuffer(0,IntersectionBuffer1,INDICATOR_DATA);
   SetIndexBuffer(1,IntersectionBuffer2,INDICATOR_DATA);
//---
   PlotIndexSetInteger(0,PLOT_SHIFT,shift);
//---
   fast_handle=iMA(_Symbol,_Period,Fast,0,MODE_SMA,PRICE_CLOSE);
   slow_handle=iMA(_Symbol,_Period,Slow,0,MODE_SMA,PRICE_CLOSE);
//---
   return(0);
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator iteration function                              |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int OnCalculate(const int rates_total,
                const int prev_calculated,
                const datetime &time[],
                const double &open[],
                const double &high[],
                const double &low[],
                const double &close[],
                const long &tick_volume[],
                const long &volume[],
                const int &spread[])
  {
   static int ticks=0;
//--- count the ticks
   ticks++;
//--- if ticks>=N
   if(ticks>=N)
     {
      //--- change channel properties
      ChangeLineAppearance();
      //--- set ticks counter to 0
      ticks=0;
     }

//--- first call case
   if(prev_calculated==0)
     {
      //--- copy all the indicator values to the buffers
      int copied1=CopyBuffer(fast_handle,0,0,rates_total,IntersectionBuffer1);
      int copied2=CopyBuffer(slow_handle,0,0,rates_total,IntersectionBuffer2);
     }
   else // else copy only updated values
     {
      //--- bars to copy
      int to_copy=rates_total-prev_calculated;
      //--- if to_copy=0, update the current (incompleted bar)
      if(to_copy==0) to_copy=1;
      //--- copy the values
      int copied1=CopyBuffer(fast_handle,0,0,to_copy,IntersectionBuffer1);
      int copied2=CopyBuffer(slow_handle,0,0,to_copy,IntersectionBuffer2);
     }
//--- return value of prev_calculated for next call
   return(rates_total);
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Changes the color of channel                                     |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void ChangeLineAppearance()
  {
//--- comment
   string comm="";
//--- fist color
   int number=MathRand(); // get random number
//--- get size
   int size=ArraySize(colors);

//--- select color
   int color_index1=number%size;
//--- set the first color as PLOT_LINE_COLOR property
   PlotIndexSetInteger(0,PLOT_LINE_COLOR,0,colors[color_index1]);
//--- add to comment
   comm=comm+"\r\nColor1 "+(string)colors[color_index1];

//--- second color
   number=MathRand(); // get random number
   int color_index2=number%size;
//--- set the second color as PLOT_LINE_COLOR property
   PlotIndexSetInteger(0,PLOT_LINE_COLOR,1,colors[color_index2]);
//--- add to comment
   comm=comm+"\r\nColor2 "+(string)colors[color_index2];
//--- show comment on the chart
   Comment(comm);
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

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