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MetaTrader 5 Libraries | ZigZagExtremaOnArray

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[]) {     int to_copy = (rates_total - prev_calculated) * (prev_calculated < rates_total) + (1) * (prev_calculated == rates_total);    CopyBuffer(RSIHandle, 0, 0, to_copy, ExtRSIBuffer);  //--- ZigZagExtremaOnBuffer.mqh calculation function    ZZOnBuffer(rates_total, prev_calculated, ExtRSIBuffer, ExtOutputBuffer, InpSearchMode, InpDepth, InpDeviation, InpBackstep);     return(rates_total); }


To get only highs or only lows there is an additional input of type EnSearchmode:

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| ZigZag calculation                                               | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ int ZZOnBuffer(const int rates,              //On a non indicator array, Arraysize can be used as 'rates_total'                const int calculated,                const double &src[],         //source buffer for calculation                double &dst[],               //destination buffer for calculation buffer                EnSearchMode mode_search,   //Set output buffer to High only, Low only or both in                const int &depth,                const int &deviation,                const int &backstep          //ZZ input parameters               ) {      ...                         ...

Only Highs:

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Only Lows:

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Both highs and lows in one buffer:

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It is not restricted to indicator buffers, you can use it on any array, just set "rates" to the length of the array instead of rates_total.

The absolute minimum number of bars that this function can hadle is 100. So although you can use this calculation function on an array of a few hundred bars, in indicator buffers, rates_total is usually a few thousand.

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