Expert Advisor Programming by Andrew R. Young

EXPERT ADVISOR PROGRAMMING
Chapter 5
Order Management
You've already been introduced to the OrderSelect() function in chapter 2. In this section, we will
use the OrderSelect() function, along with the cycle operators for and while, to loop through the
order pool and retrieve order information. This method will be used to close multiple orders, add
trailing stops, count the number of open orders, and more.
The Order Loop
The for Operator
The for operator is used to loop through a block of code a predetermined number of times. We
declare an integer variable to use as a counter, and assign it a starting value. We indicate the
condition which, if true, will cause the loop to run. We also indicate an expression by which to
increment the counter variable.
Here is an example of a for loop:
for(int Counter = 1; Counter