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WelcomeUDT█  OVERVIEW This is a simplest example of user-defined types (UDT) or objects , which simplify as alternative to hello world. █  CREDITS Tradingview █  USAGE These are the types used during initializations, commonly variables. export type Settings int bar float price string phrase ... Example of library function to print out label. export printLabel(Settings setup) => if setup.variable var label lab = na label.delete(lab) lab := label.new(setup.bar, setup.price, setup.phrase, color = setup.bg) else label.new(setup.bar, setup.price, setup.phrase, color = setup.bg) Usage of types Settings setup = Settings.new(bar_index , priceInput, phraseInput, colorInput, variableInput) Alternative way to write types Settings setup = Settings.new( bar = bar_index , price = priceInput, phrase = phraseInput, variable = variableInput) Usage of types into custom function / library function. printLabel(setup) printLabel(Settings)   Print out label   Parameters:      Settings : types   Returns: Label object Settings   Initialize type values   Fields:      bar : X position for label      price : Y position for label      phrase : Text for label      bg : Color for label      variable : Boolean for enable new line and delete line
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by RozaniGhani-RG
Dec 14, 2022

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