string.toarray
Construct a new array object from a string object
Description
Construct a new array object from a string object. An optional separator string can be used to determine how the string is split into individual array entries (default = <space>).
Arguments
None.
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
bang
Reprocess previously received string and trigger output.
int
Convert an incoming integer to a string, then process as described for the string message.
float
Convert an incoming floating-point number to a string, then process as described for the string message.
list
Convert an incoming list to a string, then process as described for the string message.
anything
Convert an incoming list to a string, then process as described for the string message.
clear
Clear the separator string, so that the array will contain one element: the entire string. This is not the same as setting the separator to "emptystring".
string
In the right inlet, a string will be stored as the separator string. In the left inlet, the string will be stored and then split into array elements, using the separator string to determine the splits (the separator characters are excluded from the resulting elements). Finally, a new array containing individual string elements will be sent to the outlet.
For instance, the string "peas porridge in the pot", with a separator string of " ", will generate the array [ "peas", "porridge", "in", "the", "pot" ] , while a separator string of " ;po" would result in the array [ "peas", "rridge in the", "t" ] . The special separator value "emptystring" will separate on every character, resulting in an array where every element in a single character of the initial string.
See Also
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| string | Create or duplicate a string object |
| string.bytes | Iterate the UTF-8 data in a string as bytes (ints) |
| string.frombytes | Construct a new string object from bytes (ints) |
| string.fromsymlist | Construct a new string from a list of symbols |
| string.fromutf8 | Construct a new string object from UTF-8 characters, as integer values |
| string.tolist | Construct a new list from a string object |
| string.utf8 | Iterate the UTF-8 characters in a string as integers |