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mousefilter

Pass numbers only when the mouse button is up

Description

Use mousefilter when you want to change something with a slider or other user interface object only after releasing the mouse, instead of continuously. This could be useful when the slider's output initiates a time-consuming process which would otherwise destroy the "feel" of the user interface.

Arguments

None.

Messages

bang		If the mouse button is up, the bang is sent out the outlet. Otherwise, the bang is ignored.
int	input [int]	If the mouse button is up, the number is sent out the outlet. Otherwise, the number is ignored.
float	input [float]	If the mouse button is up, the number is sent out the outlet. Otherwise, the number is ignored.
list	input [list]	If the mouse button is up, the list is sent out the outlet. Otherwise, the list is ignored.
anything	input [list]	Performs the same as list.

Information for box attributes common to all objects

Output

int: The number received in the inlet is sent out only if the mouse button is up.

Examples

Nothing gets through unless the mouse is up

Name	Description
mousestate	Report the status and location of the mouse
Max Basic Tutorial 8: Keyboard and Mouse Input	Max Basic Tutorial 8: Keyboard and Mouse Input