Matthew Aidekman

static public Object atomsToObject(Atom[])

static public Atom[] objectToAtoms(Object) 

static public void setDivisionLength(int size)

//how long will the atoms in the list be?

Allows me to store any object into pattrstorage, coll file or embed directly into the patcher.

I've stored some pretty big stuff, but I've only used it for data-y sorts of things not audio or video or large images.

package mat;

import java.io.*;
import sun.misc.BASE64Decoder;
import sun.misc.BASE64Encoder;
import com.cycling74.max.Atom;
import com.cycling74.max.MaxObject;

public class ObjAtomConverter extends MaxObject {

    static int divisionLength = 200;
    static private BASE64Encoder    encode    = new BASE64Encoder();
    static private BASE64Decoder    decode    = new BASE64Decoder();

    static public Object atomsToObject(Atom[] atoms)
    {
        StringBuffer stringFromPatcher = new StringBuffer(); 

        for(int i = 0 ; i < atoms.length;i++)
        {
            stringFromPatcher= stringFromPatcher.append(atoms[i].toString());
        }
        return SToO(stringFromPatcher.toString());

    }

    static public Atom[] objectToAtoms(Object saveMe)
    {

        try
        {
            String a = OToS(saveMe);
            return   stringToAtomArray(a, divisionLength);

        }
        catch (Exception a)
        {
            post("exception trying to save " + a.getMessage() + " " + a.toString());
        }

        return null;
    }

    static private Atom[] stringToAtomArray(String b,int divisionLength)
    {
        StringBuffer a = new StringBuffer(b);
        float numOfSubStrings =  (float)a.length()/(float)divisionLength ;

        Atom[] atomsToPatcher = new Atom[(int)Math.ceil(numOfSubStrings)];

        int i = 0;
        int end;
        for(  ; i < numOfSubStrings;i++)
        {
            end = Math.min((i+1)*divisionLength,a.length());
            post(end+" 


//how long will the atoms in the list be? 

 Allows me to store any object into pattrstorage, coll file or embed directly into the patcher.

I've stored some pretty big stuff, but I've only used it for data-y sorts of things not audio or video or large images.  

package mat;

import java.io.*;
import sun.misc.BASE64Decoder;
import sun.misc.BASE64Encoder;
import com.cycling74.max.Atom;
import com.cycling74.max.MaxObject;

public class ObjAtomConverter extends MaxObject {

	static int divisionLength = 200;
	static private BASE64Encoder	encode	= new BASE64Encoder();
	static private BASE64Decoder	decode	= new BASE64Decoder();

	static public Object atomsToObject(Atom[] atoms)
	{
		StringBuffer stringFromPatcher = new StringBuffer(); 

		for(int i = 0 ; i < atoms.length;i++)
		{
			stringFromPatcher= stringFromPatcher.append(atoms[i].toString());
		}
		return SToO(stringFromPatcher.toString());

	}

	static public Atom[] objectToAtoms(Object saveMe)
	{

		try
		{
			String a = OToS(saveMe);
			return   stringToAtomArray(a, divisionLength);

		}
		catch (Exception a)
		{
			post("exception trying to save " + a.getMessage() + " " + a.toString());
		}

		return null;
	}

	static private Atom[] stringToAtomArray(String b,int divisionLength)
	{
		StringBuffer a = new StringBuffer(b);
		float numOfSubStrings =  (float)a.length()/(float)divisionLength ;

		Atom[] atomsToPatcher = new Atom[(int)Math.ceil(numOfSubStrings)];

		int i = 0;
		int end;
		for(  ; i < numOfSubStrings;i++)
		{
			end = Math.min((i+1)*divisionLength,a.length());
			post(end+" 


sharing-is-a-hoot-objects-to-lists-and-back

Nifty indeed, but (if I understand the code) you're leaking rather badly into Max's symbol table.

Now you've got me scared! This is where my expertise ends. WTF is a symbol table?

Now you've got me scared! This is where my expertise ends.  WTF is a symbol table?


Each time that you create a symbol, Max allocates some memory for them, and never release it because symbols are permanent.

[Sharing is a Hoot] Objects to Lists and back