hi Reference

Name	Type	Opt	Description
device-name	symbol	opt	An argument can be used to specify the object for focus on the hi object.

Messages

bang		A bang message will output the current event queue.
int	device-index [int]	An incoming int causes the object to focus on the device in the device list with that index.
anything	device-name [list]	Sending the name of any device to the hi object will set the object to focus on the specified device.
delta	device-element [int]	The word delta, followed by an integer that represents an element of the device will cause the hi object to report an event from the specified element only if it is different then the last value that was reported.
clear		The message clear will reset all values set using the ignore and delta messages to their default values.
ignore	device-element [int]	The word ignore, followed by an integer that represents an element of the device, disables event reporting from the specified element.
info		The info message causes device information to be output to the Max console.
menu		The menu message causes a device list to be output from the right outlet in a format fit for a umenu object.
poll	event-output-delta-time (milliseconds) [float]	The word poll, followed by a number, sets the time in milliseconds between outputs of the event queue. The message poll 0 disables automatic polling.

Output

list: The object collects data from the selected device and will output all collected data when a bang or a timing trigger from to a poll message is received. Data is output as a two-element integer list; he first element represents the element of the device to which the data applies, and the second element represents the data value.

Name	Description
key	Report key presses on the computer keyboard
keyup	Report key releases on the computer keyboard
Max Comm Tutorial 1: Human-Interface Devices	Max Comm Tutorial 1: Human-Interface Devices

hi

Description

Arguments

Messages

Information for box attributes common to all objects

Output

Examples

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