Mattijs

Hi, the example script provided in Basic Javascript programming -> Patcher properties -> box seems to be incorrect.

But prev (being a Maxobj) doesn't have the propery 'name'. Also, the topmost patcher object doesn't return a 'box' property, so this loop quits one cycle too early.

        owner = owner.patcher.box; 

    if (prev) post("top patcher is",prev.name); 

This outputs in the max window: top patcher is

        post("prev: " + prev.subpatcher().name + ", new owner: " + owner);

    if (prev) post("top patcher is", prev.name); 

Hi, the example script provided in Basic Javascript programming -> Patcher properties -> box seems to be incorrect. 

prev = 0; 
owner = this.patcher.box; 
while (owner) 
{ 
prev = owner; 
owner = owner.patcher.box; 
} 
if (prev) 
post("top patcher is",prev.name); 

function top()
{
	prev = 0; 
	owner = this.patcher.box; 
	while (owner) 
	{ 
		prev = owner; 
		owner = owner.patcher.box; 
	} 
	if (prev) post("top patcher is",prev.name); 
}

This outputs in the max window: top patcher is 

function top()
{
	prev = 0; 
	owner = this.patcher.box; 
	while (owner) 
	{ 
		prev = owner; 
		owner = owner.patcher.box; 
		post("prev: " + prev.subpatcher().name + ", new owner: " + owner);
		post();
	} 
	if (prev) post("top patcher is", prev.name); 
}

prev: yeah, new owner: undefined 
top patcher is  

Patcher properties example script