MQL5Book/Scripts/p3/ThisCallbackVoid.mq5

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//|                                             ThisCallbackVoid.mq5 |
//|                                  Copyright 2021, MetaQuotes Ltd. |
//|                                             https://www.mql5.com |
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//| Class for manageable objects                                     |
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class Element
{
   void *owner; // we expect it to be compatible with Manager *

public:
   Element(void *t = NULL): owner(t) { }

   void doMath()
   {
      const int N = 1000000;
      
      Manager *ptr = dynamic_cast<Manager *>(owner);
      
      for(int i = 0; i < N; ++i)
      {
         if(i % (N / 20) == 0)
         {
            // pass self into the owner's method
            if(ptr != NULL) ptr.progressNotify(&this, i * 100.0f / N);
         }
         // ... lot of calculations
      }
      if(ptr != NULL) ptr.progressNotify(&this, 100.0f); // complete
   }
   
   string getMyName() const
   {
      return typename(this);
   }
};

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//| Manager                                                          |
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class Manager
{
   Element *elements[1]; // should be dynamic array

public:
   ~Manager()
   {
      // loop through all elements
      // ... 
      if(CheckPointer(elements[0]) == POINTER_DYNAMIC)
      {
         delete elements[0];
      }
   }
   
   Element *addElement()
   {
      // find empty slot in the elements array
      // ...
      // pass self into the manageable object's consturctor
      elements[0] = new Element(&this);
      return elements[0];
   }
   
   void deleteElement(Element *)
   {
      // ...
   }

   void progressNotify(Element *e, const float percent)
   {
      // Manager selects notification method:
      // display, print, send over Internet, etc
      Print(e.getMyName(), "=", percent);
   }
};

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//| Script program start function                                    |
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void OnStart()
{
   Manager manager;
   manager.addElement().doMath();
   // ...
}
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