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How do I dynamically change a [polybuffer~]'s first argument (its name)? I assumed that a message [set newName] would be all I would need, but this in not working for me. What gives?

changing-a-polybuffers-name

i do not have experience ,but something is telling me that even if possible ,its dangerous . all your reference (if its somewhere) might get confused . Can you tell me what in your scenario require such method ?

HI !
i do not have experience ,but something is telling me that even if possible ,its dangerous . all your reference (if its somewhere) might get confused . Can you tell me what in your scenario require such method ?


It's not possible to change the name dynamically after the object has been instantiated (that would require loads of strange things for this to happen for the buffer inside the object).

Thanks for the replies. I was a bit misleading. I don't actually need to dynamically change the name, I just need to remotely instantiate a polybuffer~ with a unique name. Perhaps that's possible with Javascript?

The context in which I need this is for a [polybuffer~] contained within a [bpatcher]. Identical versions of this [bpatcher] will be used numerous times within a host patch, and all [send]/[receive]s, [buffer~]s, [coll]s, etc. will be assigned a unique index number through an input so that the [bpatcher]s remain self-contained, independent systems. (For instance, [send]/[receive]s use the #0 argument prefix.) This is of course a much more elegant solution than creating dozens of [bpatcher] files with slight changes in argument names.

[polybuffer~] seems to be the only object I won't be able to assign a name through an input. I could simply leave all the [polybuffer~]s on the outside of the [bpatcher]s, but is there a workable Javascript solution?

if you need separate polybuffer for every bpatcher ,then definitely the best solution would be instantiating it inside JS , and not creating box'ed instance of Polybuffer inside bpatcher directly . You will be able to reference by its name even if not visible . This is what you have been thinkin of ?

at least i cant imagine another way at the moment ,or you can try to script "thispatcher" too .

Hi !
if you need separate polybuffer for every bpatcher ,then definitely the best solution would be instantiating it inside JS , and not creating box'ed instance of Polybuffer inside bpatcher directly . You will be able to reference by its name even if not visible . This is what you have been thinkin of ?

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at least i cant imagine another way at the moment ,or you can try to script "thispatcher" too .


var buffer = new PolyBuffer("uniqueName") ;



 in front of the file name? This is the way to make global names local to the abstraction/bpatcher.

How about using #0 in front of the file name? This is the way to make global names local to the abstraction/bpatcher.


Thanks Emmanuel. Great advice. I wasn't sure I had understood what you meant by "file". I applied it in the name of the polybuffer~ object and it does work. Very handy.

changing a [polybuffer~]'s name?