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matrix.swap_columns() - Pine Script Function

The function swaps the columns at the index column1 and column2 in the id matrix.

matrix.swap_columns(id, column1, column2) → void
NameTypeDescription
idany matrix typeA matrix object.
  • Indexing of the rows and columns starts at zero.
//@version=6
indicator("`matrix.swap_columns()` Example")// For efficiency, execute this code only once.
if barstate.islastconfirmedhistory // Create a 2x2 matrix with ‘na’ values.
var m1 = matrix.new<int>(2, 2, na) // Fill the matrix with values. matrix.set(m1, 0, 0, 1)
matrix.set(m1, 0, 1, 2)
matrix.set(m1, 1, 0, 3)
matrix.set(m1, 1, 1, 4) // Copy the matrix to a new one.
var m2 = matrix.copy(m1) // Swap the first and second columns of the matrix copy. matrix.swap_columns(m2, 0, 1) // Display using a table.
var t = table.new(position.top_right, 2, 2, color.green)
table.cell(t, 0, 0, "Original matrix:")
table.cell(t, 0, 1, str.tostring(m1))
table.cell(t, 1, 0, "Swapped columns in copy:")
table.cell(t, 1, 1, str.tostring(m2))