Pinescript: Combining two indicators

Question

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So i'm trying to combine two indicators into one so I may use conditional statement to make trades. But i'm getting this error message. Could it be because the source is defined differently for the two different indicators? is there a way to make it work while being defined differently?

Answer 1

At the very beginning you have:

source = hlc3

First of all, source is a build-in variable in pine-script and you shouldn't name your variables after build-in variables. Second, hlc3 is a series type.

Later you have: src = input(title="Source", type=source, defval=close)

type parameter of the input function can only be one of: bool , integer , float , string , symbol , resolution , session , source . When you say type=source , it tries to use your variable, instead of using the build-in variable.

This is what the error message is telling you:

Cannot call input with arguments (title=literal string, type=series , defval=series); available overloads: input(const bool, const string, const string, bool, const string) => bool; input(const integer, const string, const string, integer, integer, bool, integer, [const integer...], const string) => integer; input(const float, const string, const string, float, float, bool, float, [const float...], const string) => float; input(const string, const string, const string, bool, [const string...], const string) => string; input(series, const string, const string, const string) => series

You should rename your source variable.

Answer 2

Unfortunately modules/libraries are not yet supported in PineScript. So all you have to do is to rename 'source' variable in one of your scripts to say 'source2'