JBranciforte

This is my first attempt at working with Javascript so please forgive my naivete. I have a very simple function that queries the class, name, and coordinates of named objects in a patch. I want to use it in a nested subpatch below the objects I'd like to query. I'd really like to perform the function globally but I'm stuck on the steps involved. I've tried to work up in the subpatch chain using the box property and then down again, but it doesn't seem to work as needed. Is there something more efficient I'm overlooking? Here is the idea before going up or down in the hierarchy...

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    outlet(0, obj.maxclass, obj.varname, obj.rect);

This is my first attempt at working with Javascript so please forgive my naivete.  I have a very simple function that queries the class, name, and coordinates of named objects in a patch.  I want to use it in a nested subpatch below the objects I'd like to query. I'd really like to perform the function globally but I'm stuck on the steps involved. I've tried to work up in the subpatch chain using the box property and then down again, but it doesn't seem to work as needed. Is there something more efficient I'm overlooking? Here is the idea before going up or down in the hierarchy...

Joe Branciforte
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while(obj) {
if (obj.varname !="") {
	outlet(0, obj.maxclass, obj.varname, obj.rect);
	obj = obj.nextobject;}
else {obj = obj.nextobject;}
		}
	}


global-maxobj-properties

            if (obj.maxclass = "patcher") namesRecursive(obj.subpatcher(), level+1);

            obj = obj.nextobject;

        if (obj.varname !="") outlet(0, obj.maxclass, obj.varname, obj.rect);

        owner = owner.parentpatcher; 

function names()
{
	namesRecursive(top(), 0);
}

function printNames(p)
{
	var obj = p.firstobject;
	while(obj) 
	{
		if (obj.varname !="") outlet(0, obj.maxclass, obj.varname, obj.rect);
		obj = obj.nextobject;
	}
}

function top()
{
	var prev = 0;
	var owner = this.patcher; 
	while (owner) 
	{
		prev = owner; 
		owner = owner.parentpatcher; 
	} 
	return prev; 
}

global Maxobj properties?