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active

Send 1 when patcher window is active, 0 when inactive

Description

active will output a 1 when the Patcher window becomes active (i.e., it is the front-most window and its title bar is highlighted), and output a 0 when the Patcher window becomes inactive. You can use this to change the user interface of your window. For example, messages from the key object can be turned off when the window is made inactive.

Arguments

None.

Messages

int

internal-messaging [int]

There are no inlets. Output is triggered automatically when the patcher window is activated or deactivated.

Information for box attributes common to all objects

Output

int: When the patcher window that contains active is activated, active sends out 1. When the window is made inactive, active sends out 0.

Examples

Turn on a process or open a gate when the window is made active

Name	Description
closebang	Send a bang when patcher window is closed
loadbang	Send a bang automatically when a patcher is loaded
loadmess	Send a message when a patch is loaded