Mastering the id_digits_object Indicator for MetaTrader 5

Hey there, fellow traders! If you've ever clicked on a graphical object in MetaTrader 5 and thought to yourself, "What’s the story behind this?" then you're in for a treat with the id_digits_object indicator. This nifty tool provides some insightful details right in the Experts tab of your terminal.

Name and type of the clicked object;
Date and values of its anchor points;
The number of decimal places (digits in the fractional part) for those anchor point values.

This indicator works seamlessly with graphical objects in both the main window and its subwindows. It’s particularly useful for spotting non-normalized anchor point values by showing you how many decimal places are involved. You can even use the decimal calculation function separately in any program you like!

The id_digits_object is compatible with a variety of graphical objects, including:

Identifier:	Description:
OBJ_HLINE	Horizontal Line
OBJ_TREND	Trend Line
OBJ_TRENDBYANGLE	Trendline by Angle
OBJ_CYCLES	Cycle Lines
OBJ_ARROWED_LINE	Arrowed Line
OBJ_CHANNEL	Equidistant Channel
OBJ_PITCHFORK	Andrews' Pitchfork
OBJ_GANNLINE	Gann Line
OBJ_GANNFAN	Gann Fan
OBJ_GANNGRID	Gann Grid
OBJ_FIBO	Fibonacci Retracement
OBJ_FIBOTIMES	Fibonacci Time Zones
OBJ_FIBOFAN	Fibonacci Fan
OBJ_FIBOARC	Fibonacci Arcs
OBJ_FIBOCHANNEL	Fibonacci Channel
OBJ_EXPANSION	Fibonacci Expansion
OBJ_ELLIOTWAVE5	Elliott Motive Wave
OBJ_ELLIOTWAVE3	Elliott Correction Wave
OBJ_RECTANGLE	Rectangle
OBJ_TRIANGLE	Triangle
OBJ_ELLIPSE	Ellipse
OBJ_ARROW_THUMB_UP	Thumb Up
OBJ_ARROW_THUMB_DOWN	Thumb Down
OBJ_ARROW_UP	Arrow Up
OBJ_ARROW_DOWN	Arrow Down
OBJ_ARROW_STOP	Stop Sign
OBJ_ARROW_CHECK	Check Sign
OBJ_ARROW_LEFT_PRICE	Left Price Label
OBJ_ARROW_RIGHT_PRICE	Right Price Label
OBJ_ARROW_BUY	Buy Sign
OBJ_ARROW_SELL	Sell Sign
OBJ_ARROW	Arrow Object
OBJ_TEXT	Text Object

Now, let’s talk about a common scenario: sometimes, indicators set in a chart's subwindows show values that differ from those in the main window by decimal places. This indicator comes in handy for checking the decimal place number of anchor points of your graphical objects, even those set in subwindows.

Fig. 1. CCI indicator's subwindow with two-digit values on a chart with five-digit quotes.

Fig. 2. MACD indicator subwindow with six-digit values.

Fig. 3. Elliott Motive Wave anchor point values in a chart's main window.

Now, you might run into some strange differences when using the id_digits_object indicator. For instance, in Fig. 4, a line with five digits appears clearly on a five-digit quotes chart, but the indicator displays eight digits:

Fig. 4. id_digits_object detects a non-normalized value at a horizontal line.

If that happens with a programmatically set object, check if the value normalization was applied when the objects were created. For manually set objects, you can adjust their values by:

Opening the object's properties dialog and clicking on its anchor point value (if it has multiple values, just click on the top one);
Closing the properties dialog by hitting the "Ok" button.

After that, click on the object again to ensure the values are normalized with the id_digits_object. Check out Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 for a visual guide on these steps:

Fig. 5. Normalization through the properties dialog box.

Fig. 6. The same horizontal line, but with a normalized value.

If you need to normalize the anchor point values of manually set objects programmatically, there’s a handy tool available. Check out this ID Rounding or deleting 3 for MT5 indicator, which not only helps normalize values but can also round them up to your desired decimal point if necessary.

Mastering the id_digits_object Indicator for MetaTrader 5

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