prepend
Add a message in front of input
Description
Prepends any input messages with a stored message.
Arguments
message[symbol]
optional
Sets the message to be prepended at the beginning of incoming messages. The first argument must be a symbol.
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]
JS Painter File
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
bang
The message stored in prepend is attached to the beginning of the message received in the inlet, and the combined message is sent out its outlet followed by the word "bang").
int
The integer stored in prepend is attached to the beginning of the message received in the inlet, and the combined message is sent out its outlet.
- input
[int]
float
The float stored in prepend is attached to the beginning of the message received in the inlet, and the combined message is sent out its outlet.
- input
[float]
list
The list stored in prepend is attached to the beginning of the message received in the inlet, and the combined message is sent out its outlet.
- input
[list]
anything
The message stored in prepend is attached to the beginning of the message received in the inlet, and the combined message is sent out its outlet.
- input
[list]
set
The word set , followed by any message, will replace the message stored in prepend, without triggering output.
- message
[list]
Output
anything
The message received in the inlet is combined with the message stored in prepend, and then sent out the outlet. The maximum allowed length of any constructed message is 256 items.
See Also
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| append | Append arguments to the end of a message |
| message | Send any message |
| route | Select outlet based on input matching |