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getBuyingPower

The getBuyingPower method returns floating value representing current account's buying power.

var getBuyingPower();

This method returns current buying power floating value.

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

function start()

{

//retrieve account'

var account = getAccount();

if(account.getBalances().getBuyingPower() < 1000.00)

return;

//we have more than $1000 of buying power, continue on...

}