Jan Klug

i'm trying to find all named objects in the parent patch of a bpatcher, by using a js inside that bpatcher.

the this.patcher.apply method does this nicely for objects at the same level as the js object, but how could i do that to the parent?

if i try to do it with this.patcher.box.apply, i get the error message

Javascript TypeError: this.patcher.box.apply is not a function

i'm trying to find all named objects in the parent patch of a bpatcher, by using a js inside that bpatcher.
the this.patcher.apply method does this nicely for objects at the same level as the js object, but how could i do that to the parent? 

how could it be possible?
any help appreciated!

this-patcher-box-apply

Guess that should be this.patcher.box.patcher.apply.

apply is a method of the Patcher object. In the javascriptinmax doc, you can see that 'box' is a MaxObj object, not a Patcher object.

Quote: Jan Klug wrote on Sun, 01 April 2007 13:25

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> i'm trying to find all named objects in the parent patch of a bpatcher, by using a js inside that bpatcher.

> the this.patcher.apply method does this nicely for objects at the same level as the js object, but how could i do that to the parent? 

> if i try to do it with this.patcher.box.apply, i get the error message

> Javascript TypeError: this.patcher.box.apply is not a function

Guess that should be this.patcher.box.patcher.apply. 

Quote: Jan Klug wrote on Sun, 01 April 2007 13:25
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> hi,
>
> i'm trying to find all named objects in the parent patch of a bpatcher, by using a js inside that bpatcher.
> the this.patcher.apply method does this nicely for objects at the same level as the js object, but how could i do that to the parent? 
>
> if i try to do it with this.patcher.box.apply, i get the error message
>
> Javascript TypeError: this.patcher.box.apply is not a function
>
> how could it be possible?
> any help appreciated!
>
> thanks,
>
> jan klug
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ok, thanks mattijs, that helps me to understand js and its documentation a bit more!

but then.. is there an elegant way to let a js in a bpatcher get to know all the named object in the patcher containing the bpatcher?

ok, thanks mattijs, that helps me to understand js and its documentation a bit more!
but then.. is there an elegant way to let a js in a bpatcher get to know all the named object in the patcher containing the bpatcher?

I don't think there is a method that directly retrieves an array of all named objects of the containing patcher, if that is what you mean, but with the box or parentpatcher properties it is very well possible to do this. I actually did this before but I don't think I have the code nearby.

Also have another close look into a general javascript reference. I personally like 

Quote: Jan Klug wrote on Sun, 01 April 2007 23:01

> ok, thanks mattijs, that helps me to understand js and its documentation a bit more!

> but then.. is there an elegant way to let a js in a bpatcher get to know all the named object in the patcher containing the bpatcher?

Also have another close look into a general javascript reference. I personally like http://www.javascript-reference.info/ a lot. 

Quote: Jan Klug wrote on Sun, 01 April 2007 23:01
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> ok, thanks mattijs, that helps me to understand js and its documentation a bit more!
> but then.. is there an elegant way to let a js in a bpatcher get to know all the named object in the patcher containing the bpatcher?
>
> dank & groet,
>
> jan
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ah, this.patcher.parentpatcher.apply did the trick!

ah, this.patcher.parentpatcher.apply did the trick!
how could i overlook parentpatcher..

this.patcher.box.apply...