Using fast, debuggable loops

SetBarsRequired(-2, -2);

MaPeriod = Param("Period", 10, 5, 50, 5);

// calling the plug-in method

MyMa = LoopSampleCS(MaPeriod);    // see BasicSampleCS5() method in "Basic Samples.cs" for source

// plot the calculated average

Plot(MyMa, "MyMa", colorBlack, styleLine);

Title = _SECTION_NAME() +", Number of bars:" + NumToStr(BarCount, 1.0);

[ABMethod(Name = "LoopSampleCS")]

public ATArray BasicSampleCS5(float period)

{

     int maPeriod = (int)period;

     // allocate memory for result array

     ATArray myMa = new ATArray();

     // set null values at the beginning of the array

     for (int i = 0; i < maPeriod - 1 && i < myMa.Length; i++)

         myMa[i] = ATFloat.Null;

     // calculate the average for each bar

     for (int i = maPeriod - 1; i < myMa.Length; i++)

     {

         // clear temporary result

         float tempSum = 0.0f;

         // inner loop to sum bar data

         for (int j = 0; j < maPeriod; j++)

              tempSum = tempSum + Close[i - j];

         // save calculated value to result array element

         myMa[i] = tempSum / maPeriod;

    }

    // returning result to AFL  script

    return myMa;

}