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init

This is the callback function in which custom study sets up its configuration.

init( );

This callback is called once during study initialization, and is used as a placeholder for setting various settings and parameters for the study.

The following example demonstrates init() callback function.

function init()

{

//setup study's initial settings

this.setName("cSMA");

this.addDataPlot("customSMA");

this.addParameter("Period", 10);

//set to true so that this study can use *any* data source

setAnyDataSource(true);

//moving average requires a minimum of periods to calculate one value

setMinRequiredDataValues(this.getParameter("Period"));

}