zl.compare
Compare two lists
Arguments
initial-list[list]
optional
Sets the initial list to compare input with.
Attributes
fuzzy[atom]: 0.
Fuzzy floating-point comparison epsilon
zlmaxsize[atom_long]
Maximum List Length
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
TEXT_HERE
int
TEXT_HERE
float
TEXT_HERE
list
In left inlet: Compares with input from right inlet and triggers output.
In right inlet: Sets list to compare and does not trigger output.
anything
TEXT_HERE
mode
The word 'mode' followed by one of the following words will set the mode of the object:
change, compare, delace, ecils, group, indexmap, iter, join, lace, len, lookup, median, mth, nth, queue, reg, rev, rot, scramble, sect, slice, sort, stack, stream, sub, sum, swap, thin, union, or unique.
See the reference for the corresponding mode for more information.
zlclear
Clears the currently held list.
zlreset
TEXT_HERE
Output
int
Out left outlet:
If the input list is the same as the last one received, a 1 is output. If the list is not the same, a 0 is output.
list
Out right outlet:
If the input list is different, a list of indexes that are not equal will be output.
See Also
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| zl | Process lists in many ways |
| zl.change | Filter out list repetitions |
| zl.delace | De-interleave a list |
| zl.ecils | Slice a list in reverse order |
| zl.filter | Remove items in a list |
| zl.group | Store and output a list |
| zl.indexmap | Create new list from list of indexes |
| zl.iter | Successively output lists of specific size |
| zl.join | Combine two lists |
| zl.lace | Interleave two lists |
| zl.len | Get list length |
| zl.lookup | Output elements of a list |
| zl.median | Get the median value of a list of numbers |
| zl.mth | Extract item from list |
| zl.nth | Extract item from list |
| zl.queue | Output elements of a list in the order they are received |
| zl.reg | Store and output a list |
| zl.rev | Reverse a list |
| zl.rot | Rotate a list |
| zl.scramble | Scramble a list |
| zl.sect | Find common items between two lists |
| zl.slice | Slice a list in two |
| zl.sort | Arrange a list in alphanumeric order |
| zl.stack | Output elements of a list in reverse order |
| zl.stream | Make a list of a certain size |
| zl.sub | Output position for each occurance of right list in left |
| zl.sum | Sum a list of numbers |
| zl.swap | Swap two list indexes |
| zl.thin | Remove duplicates from list |
| zl.union | Combine two lists without duplicating shared items |
| zl.unique | Remove items from a list |