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time

The time method returns a Date object for a given index.

var time(index);

index

Numeric index for which to retrieve the value.

Returns an instance of Date object if index is valid, otherwise, returns null.

The following example demonstrates the use of time() method.

function calculate(beginIndex, endIndex)

{

//get the TimeSeries object instance for the symbol to which the study is attached to

var timeSeries = Chart.getTimeSeriesData(this.getAttachedSymbol());

if(timeSeries != null)

{

//retrieve last Value

if(timeSeries.count() > 0)

{

var lastDateValue = timeSeries.time(timeSeries.count() - 1);

}