Ms > Ms Assembly Interfaces > ITimeSeries > ITimeSeries.ForecastStartDate

ITimeSeries.ForecastStartDate

Syntax

ForecastStartDate: DateTime;

Description

The ForecastStartDate property returns forecasting period start date for series.

Example

This example describes custom method. The data series is passed as a whole.

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Public Function UserFunc(Input: ITimeSeries; Output: ITimeSeries);
Var
    I, First: Integer;
Begin
    First := Input.DateToIndex(Input.ForecastStartDate);
    For I := Input.StartIndex To Input.EndIndex Do
        If Input.DateToIndex(Input.ForecastStartDate) <= I Then
            Output(I) := Input(First - 1);
        End If;
    End For;
End Function UserFunc;

The method returns the forecast series values that repeat the last series value in retrospective period.