Creating Programs

The development of programs is a complicated and time-taking process. The MetaEditor development environment allows to minimize the efforts to write the source code allowing one to concentrate on the algorithm itself. The tools for all stages of development are implemented in the MetaEditor, from creating a program by template to its compilation and debugging. In the section devoted to the development of programs the following aspects of this process are considered:

• Common Data
  General information about writing programs in the MQL5 language.
• Structure of Catalogs
  The structure of storing information related to programming in MQL5.
• Projects
  General information about projects and their purpose.
• Working with Source Code
  Different tools that allow to make the writing of the source code easier. These tools include the intellectual control of the source code, the tools for searching and replacing and the automatic styling feature as well.
• Compilation
  Creation of executable files that can be run in the client terminal.
• Debugging
  Step-by-step debugging of programs that allows to easily detect errors in source codes.
• Generation of Include Files
  Creation of include files to share functions with the other user without exposing the source code.