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Multiply two numbers, output the result

Description

* takes any two given numbers, multiplies them together, and outputs the result upon receiving input in the left inlet.

Arguments

Name Type Opt Description
initial-multiplier int or float opt Sets the initial value, to be multiplied by a number received in the left inlet. A float argument causes the numbers to be multiplied as floats.

Messages

bang In left inlet: Performs the multiplication with the numbers currently stored. If there is no argument, * initially holds 0 as a multiplier.
int input [int]
 In left inlet: The number is multiplied by the number in the right inlet, and the result is sent out the outlet.
  (inlet1) multiplier [int]
 In right inlet: The number is stored for multiplication with a number received in the left inlet.
float input [float]
 Converted to int before multiplication, unless * has a float argument.
set set-input [int]
 In left inlet: The word set, followed by a number, sets the inlet's input without causing output.
list input [list]
 In left inlet: The first number is multiplied by the second number, and the result is sent out the outlet.

Information for box attributes common to all objects

Output

float: Only if there is an argument with a decimal point.
int: The product of the two numbers received in the inlets.

Examples

Multiplied as ints... Floats are truncated before multiplication... ...unless there is a float argument

See Also

Name Description
Max Basic Tutorial 6: Simple Math in Max Max Basic Tutorial 6: Simple Math in Max