anal
Make a histogram of number pairs
Description
Reports how many times a number pair has been received.
Discussion
The output list is designed to serve as input to the prob object, to create a probability matrix of transitions from one number to another (known as a first-order Markov chain).
Arguments
input-limit[int]
optional
Sets a maximum limit for the values that can be input into anal. Input values are clipped between zero and this value. The default value, when no argument is present, is 128. By supplying an argument, you can change the maximum input value up to a maximum of 16384.
Attributes
Common Box Attributes
annotation[symbol]
Sets the text that will be displayed in the Clue window when the user moves the mouse over the object.
background[int]: 0
Adds or removes the object from the patcher's background layer. background 1 adds the object to the background layer, background 0 removes it. Objects in the background layer are shown behind all objects in the default foreground layer.
color[4 floats]
Sets the color for the object box outline.
fontface[int]
Sets the type style used by the object. The options are:
plain
bold
italic
bold italic
Possible values:
0 = 'regular'
1 = 'bold'
2 = 'italic'
3 = 'bold italic'
fontname[symbol]
Sets the object's font.
fontsize[float]
Sets the object's font size (in points).
Possible values:
'8'
'9'
'10'
'11'
'12'
'13'
'14'
'16'
'18'
'20'
'24'
'30'
'36'
'48'
'64'
'72'
hint[symbol]
Sets the text that will be displayed in as a pop-up hint when the user moves the mouse over the object in a locked patcher.
ignoreclick[int]: 0
Toggles whether an object ignores mouse clicks in a locked patcher.
jspainterfile[symbol]
You can override the default appearance of a user interface object by assigning a JavaScript file with code for painting the object. The file must be in the search path.
patching_rect[4 floats]: 0. 0. 100. 0.
Sets the position and size of the object in the patcher window.
position[2 floats]
write-only
Sets the object's x and y position in both patching and presentation modes (if the object belongs to its patcher's presentation), leaving its size unchanged.
presentation[int]: 0
Sets whether an object belongs to the patcher's presentation.
presentation_rect[4 floats]: 0. 0. 0. 0.
Sets the x and y position and width and height of the object in the patcher's presentation, leaving its patching position unchanged.
rect[4 floats]
write-only
Sets the x and y position and width and height of the object in both patching and presentation modes (if the object belongs to its patcher's presentation).
size[2 floats]
write-only
Sets the object's width and height in both patching and presentation modes (if the object belongs to its patcher's presentation), leaving its position unchanged.
textcolor[4 floats]
Sets the color for the object's text in RGBA format.
textjustification[int]
Sets the justification for the object's text.
Possible values:
0 = 'left'
1 = 'center'
2 = 'right'
varname[symbol]
Sets the patcher's scripting name, which can be used to address the object by name in pattr, scripting messages to thispatcher, and the js object.
Messages
int
Reports how many times this number and the previously received number have occurred in immediate succession. (The first time a number is received, there has been no previous number, so nothing happens.)
- input
[int]
clear
Erases the memory of the anal object entirely, but retains the most recently received number to use as the next "previous" value.
reset
Erases the most recently received number from the memory of the anal object. The next number to be received gets stored in its place, to serve as the next "previous" value (but nothing else happens).
Output
list
The first two numbers in the list are the two most recently received numbers, and the third number shows how many times that particular succession of two numbers has been received. This list of three numbers is designed to be used as input to the prob object, to create a probability matrix of transitions from one number to another (known as a first-order Markov chain).
See Also
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| histo | Create a histogram of numbers received |
| prob | Create a weighted transition table |