Lars Carlsson

I can not find the Lobject Lformat?! It seems to me that all objects are in Lobects folder except that one! I downloaded to late versions of Lobjects but Lformat was missing in both. Any one who know where it is or is there another object that can do the same job?? I have long list of various lenghts that I wish to manipulate one number at the time... By first giving the address and then the new value. $1 $2

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[zl nth] will do that straight out of the box.

[zl nth] and [Lformat] are not equivalent. [zl nth] retrieves the nth element of a list, [Lformat] replaces the nth element.

Lobjects are often more convenient than zl objects because you can enter a list into the right inlet and operate on the list repeatedly with commands to the left inlet. With most zl objects, the list has to be sent to the left inlet for every operation.

I dont believe zl nth will do the job in my case. Im not by the computer right now but I think that zl nth reports the value of an specific list member... I want to change the value and then output the new list... Will have a look at it when I come home. But the q still remains, where has Lformat gone, its for sure the right object for me!

[zl nth] can replace the specified item if you include another argument. Here's a (cheeky) example. You can always use [trigger] if you need to cause output when receiving from the second inlet as well.

Actually, a little more research reveals that [zl nth] will do a replacement, but it works "backwards" from [Lformat]. It requires the replacement list in the right inlet and the main list in the left inlet, an inconvenient arrangement in some cases.

Lars, why not drop an email to the author, Peter Elsea, at elsea@cats.ucsc.edu and ask about the Lformat object?

Actually, a little more research reveals that [zl nth] will do a replacement, but it works "backwards" from [Lformat].  It requires the replacement list in the right inlet and the main list in the left inlet, an inconvenient arrangement in some cases.

It works, even if it was a little bit tricky in my special case... but I will work on it. I am making a patch that gradually destroys poems (litterary texts) and change the words letter by letter - letter by better - fetter my setter - father my sensor...

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