Code blocks for "counters", e.g. count "X" time and pass - MetaTrader 5 Expert - MT4/MT5 Resources

01. Count "X" times and pass.

 input integer count = 50 ; // Set count limit as input

integer counter; // counter variable

//Expert initialization--------------------
Integer initialization ()
{ return ( initialization successful );
} // Expert de-initialization------------------
Blank solution initialization ( constant integer reason)
{

} //ExpertOnTick-----------------------------------------
Blank check ()
{
 Counter++; // The counter is incremented by 1 for each quote.
 comment ( "Current count -:" , counter); if (counter == count) // Count "X" times and pass | This block is executed only once per count. {
 
// Your code goes here...
 Alert (count, "a few times" ); 
 Counter = 0 ; // Reset counter at end of code block. This is a must. } 

} // OnTick ends <<------------------------

02. Pass "X" times then wait "X" times before passing.

This method can be used like wait and pass, pass and wait.

 input integer count = 50 ; // Set count limit as input
input integer wait = 50 ; // Set wait limit to input

integer counter; // The default value of the counter variable is "0"
integer waiter; //wait variable default value is "0"

//Expert initialization--------------------
Integer initialization ()
  {
Return ( initialization successful );
  } // Expert de-initialization------------------
Blank solution initialization ( constant integer reason)
  {

  } //ExpertOnTick-----------------------------------------
Blank check ()
  {
comment ( "Counting ticks-:" , counter, "\n" , "Waiting for ticks-:" , waiter);

if (counter < count) // Pass "X" times {
      counter++; // Update counter // Your code goes here.    }
Else if (waiter<wait) //wait "X" times {
        waiter++; // Update waiter // Your code goes here.        }

if (waiter == etc.) // wait limit reached {
      counter = 0 ; //reset counter waiter = 0 ; //reset waiter }

  } // OnTick ends <<------------------------
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

Special -:

You can code "go through X times and then stop" by modifying the code above to remove the wait code block. It then counts up to a specific number and stops working until the counter stops working. If you create these variables in the global scope, you can reset it anywhere in your code. (global variable)

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📎 count_and_pass.mq5 (0.73 KB)

📎pass_wait_then_pass.mq5 (1.1 KB)

Source: MQL5 #49213