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float Reference

Store a decimal number

float

Description

float can store and output any given floating-point number.

Examples

Output the stored value... Replace stored value and output it..... Initial value is given

Arguments

initial-value [float]

Optional

Sets an initial value to be stored in float. If there is no argument, the initial value is 0.0. A float argument by itself, without the word float, is another way of creating and initializing a float object.

Attributes

Common Box Attributes

Messages

bang

In left inlet: Sends the stored value out the outlet.

int

Arguments

input [int]
Converted to float.

  (inlet1)

Arguments

set-input [float]
In right inlet: The number replaces the stored value without triggering output.

float

Arguments

input [float]
In left inlet: The number replaces the currently stored value and is sent out the outlet.

send

Arguments

receive-object-name [list]
In left inlet: The word send, followed by a name of a receive object, sends the number stored in the float object to all receive objects with that name, without sending it out the float object's outlet.

set

Arguments

set-input [float]
In left inlet: The word set, followed by a number, replaces the stored value without triggering output.

Output

float

A number is stored in float as a single-precision floating point number. The precision possible in the decimal portion of the number decreases as the integer part increases. Note: Because of the way decimal numbers are stored, a float value saved in a patcher file might be slightly altered when the file is reopened.

See Also

Name Description
int
pv
value
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