buffer
A reference to an external buffer~ object
Description
References an external named buffer~ object. The first argument specifies a name by which to refer to this data in other objects in the gen patcher (such as peek and poke); the second optional argument specifies the name of the external buffer~ object to reference (if ommitted, the first argument name is used). The first outlet sends the length of the buffer in samples; the second outlet sends the number of channels.
Constructors
- { arguments={name, buffername}, inlets={} }
- { arguments={name}, inlets={} }
Inlets
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.
See Also
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| buffer | A reference to an external buffer~ object |
| channels | The number of channels of a data/buffer object |
| cycle | Sine / wavetable lookup oscillator |
| data | A locally stored array of 64-bit values |
| dim | The length (in samples) of a data/buffer object |
| lookup | Index a data/buffer object using a signal, for waveshaping |
| nearest | Multi-channel lookup a data/buffer object (no interpolation) |
| peek | Read values from a data/buffer object |
| poke | Write values into a data/buffer object |
| sample | Linear interpolated multi-channel lookup of a data/buffer object |
| splat | Mix values into a data/buffer object, with linear interpolated overdubbing |
| wave | Wavetable synthesis using a data/buffer object |