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sc.TicksToPriceValue

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[2015-10-21 14:57:15]
CMG - Posts: 179
Hello,

What is exactly this function for, it does not have a description on the documentation.

Thanks as always

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[2015-10-21 15:27:52]
DarthSidious - Posts: 63
Yes, but from sierrachart.h:
  float TicksToPriceValue(unsigned int Ticks)
  {

    return Ticks*TickSize;
  }
And TickSize is defined here
http://www.sierrachart.com/index.php?page=doc/doc_ACSIL_Members_Variables_And_Arrays.html#scTickSize

So TicksToPriceValue() will tell you the total value of that many ticks for the current chart
[2015-10-21 15:32:10]
CMG - Posts: 179
I am debugging someone else's program and they use this function as a means to get the arrow closer to the candlestick/bar chart, is it a correct use of the function. It seems to work however the arrow it is not on top of the bar but a little away.

Patricia
[2015-10-21 15:53:57]
DarthSidious - Posts: 63
SC has a built in study: "Swing High And Low". Try it and see how you like it in terms of arrow placement. Then, find the code in sierrachart/acs_source/studies6.cpp. It uses a % based arrow offset. You can instead use TickSize.
[2015-10-21 15:57:24]
Sierra Chart Engineering - Posts: 104368
This is all it does:

float TicksToPriceValue(unsigned int Ticks)
{
return Ticks*TickSize;
}

So it takes a number of ticks, multiplies it by the Tick Size and returns the actual price value.
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