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📏 Get Volume Limits (Min/Max/Step)

Helper method: retrieves symbol's volume limits - minimum, maximum, and step size. Essential for volume validation.

API Information:

  • Sugar method: MT5Sugar.getVolumeLimits(String symbol)
  • Returns: double[3] - Array with [min, max, step]
  • Underlying: symbolInfoDouble() calls for VOLUME_MIN, VOLUME_MAX, VOLUME_STEP

🔽 Input

Parameter Type Required Description
symbol String ✅ Symbol name (e.g., "EURUSD")

⬆️ Output

Returns: double[3] - Array: [volumeMin, volumeMax, volumeStep]

Throws: ApiExceptionMT5 if request fails

🔗 Usage Example

String symbol = "EURUSD";
double[] limits = sugar.getVolumeLimits(symbol);

System.out.printf("%s volume limits:%n", symbol);
System.out.printf("  Min: %.2f lots%n", limits[0]);
System.out.printf("  Max: %.2f lots%n", limits[1]);
System.out.printf("  Step: %.2f lots%n", limits[2]);

// Output:
// EURUSD volume limits:
//   Min: 0.01 lots
//   Max: 100.00 lots
//   Step: 0.01 lots

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