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+![Screenshot](Chart_After_Objects_Deletion__2.PNG)
+![Screenshot](Chart_With_Objects__2.PNG)
+![Screenshot](library.png)
+![Screenshot](Log_of_the_Check_And_Delete_Chart_Object_Script__2.PNG)
+![Screenshot](script.png)
+
+## Source Files
+- `check_and_delete_chart_object_script.mq5`
+
+---
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Code To Check And Delete Chart Objects For MT5 - script for MetaTrader 5/check_and_delete_chart_object_script.mq5

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+//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
+//|                         Check And Delete Chart Object Script.mq5
+//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
+#property copyright "Chika E. Anumba"
+#property link      "anumbachika@yahoo.com"
+#property version   "1.00"
+#property description "THE SCRIPT SCANS THROUGH THE CURRENT CHART FOR ANY AVAILABLE CHART OBJECTS, COUNTS THEM AND DELETE THEM ACCORDINGLY"
+
+/*
+Code To Check And Delete Chart Objects For MT5:
+- The script scans through the current chart for any available chart objects,
+- Counts and delete them accordingly
+- And log the the names of the objects on the chart rspectively.
+
+
+*/
+//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
+//| Script program start function                                    |
+//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
+void OnStart()
+  {
+   Print(" ");
+   Print(" ");
+//calling the function to delete any Chart Object from the current chart
+   CheckAndDeleteChartObject(_Symbol, _Period);
+  }
+//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
+//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
+//|  CheckAndDeleteChartObject() Function                                                                |
+//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
+void CheckAndDeleteChartObject(string gSymbol, ENUM_TIMEFRAMES TF)
+  {
+   long chartID =ChartID(); //declaring the chargt id
+
+   Print("Total Number of Objects on the Current Chart before deletion = ", ObjectsTotal(chartID)); //log the total number of chart objects, if any
+
+   for(int i=ObjectsTotal(chartID)-1;i>=0;i--) //loop through the existing objects on the chart.
+     {
+      string OBJECTname =ObjectName(chartID,i);  //obtaining the name of a selected object
+      Print("Object name on the current chart '", gSymbol, " ", EnumToString(TF), "' = ", OBJECTname); //log the name of the selected chart object
+
+      if(ObjectsTotal(chartID) >0) //if chart object exists
+        {
+         Print("Chart Object '", OBJECTname, "' is about to be deleted..."); //log the the name of the object for deletion from the chart
+
+         if(ObjectDelete(0, OBJECTname)) //if an object is deleted from the current chart
+           {
+            Print("Chart Object '", OBJECTname, ", Deleted Successfully "); //log the deletion of the named chart object
+           }
+         else
+           {
+            ResetLastError();
+            Print("Chart Object '", OBJECTname, ", COULD NOT BE Deleted due to Error# ", GetLastError(), "!!!"); //log the non-deletion of the chart object and obtain the error number
+           }
+        }
+
+      Print("Total Number of Chart Objects Remianing after deletion = ", ObjectsTotal(chartID)); //log the total number of the chart objects remaining
+      Print(" ");
+     }
+  }//END of void CheckAndDeleteChartObject(string gSymbol, ENUM_TIMEFRAMES TF)
+//+------------------------------------------------------------------+