getFirstBarIndexOfDay()

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getFirstBarIndexOfDay()
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getFirstBarIndexOfDay( date [, symbol] )

Returns the bar index to the first bar for the date specified.

Parameters

date
a valid date object (using "time" or "rawtime")
symbol
optional. the symbol to use



Usage

function main() { 
var nBarIndex;
var nTime;
var nPrice;
   ...
   ...

   
//get the rawtime value for the current bar
   nTime = getValue( 
"rawtime"0 );

   
if ( nTime != null ) {

      
//get the bar index to the first bar of the date in nTime
      nBarIndex = getFirstBarIndexOfDay( nTime );
      
//grab the closing price from that bar
      nPrice = close( nBarIndex );
  }
}