InGICS
- test GICS membership

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(AmiBroker 5.40)

SYNTAX InGICS( "gics_code" )
RETURNS NUMBER (0 or 1)
FUNCTION The function performs yes/no test if current symbol belongs to given GICS category for example if GICS set for the symbol is 15103020 InGics("15"), InGICS("1510"), InGics("151030") and InGics("15103020") will ALL return true but all others (like InGics("20")) will return false.
EXAMPLE printf( "GICS(0) = " + GicsID( 0 ) );
printf( "GICS(1) = " + GicsID( 1 ) );
printf( "GICS(2) = " + GicsID( 2 ) );

for( i = 10; i < 90; i+= 1 )
{
 gics_code = StrFormat("%02.0f", i );
 printf("In Gics '"+ gics_code + "' = %g\n", InGics( gics_code ) );
}
SEE ALSO GicsID() function , InWatchList() function , InWatchListName() function

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The InGICS function is used in the following formulas in AFL on-line library:

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See updated/extended version on-line.