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Do we have a section somewhere in the gen~ documentation that discusses using arguments that enable the creation of structures that allow the use of #0 and/or -- arguments to create local references, similarly to using the mentioned arguments for e.g. local send/receive connections?

Let's say I have an abstraction, in it a buffer~ object, which is also referenced by the code placed in gen~ (in the same abstraction). I use "--#0_something" in the name in buffer~ (to behave like a "locally" named object from both MaxMSP and M4L). Now how do we translate this into a "link" to buffer~ inside gen~.

I will be grateful for your suggestions and tips.

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Do we have a section somewhere in the gen~ documentation that discusses using arguments that enable the creation of...

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I think this was answered on the Discord, but posting here for visibility, as this is a frequent question:

You can't use "#0" etc directly in gen~, but you can easily work around it like this:

Let's say you have "buffer~ foo#0" in the Max patch.  Then in your gen~, just create "buffer foo" and use "peek foo" etc., and on the gen~ object set "gen @foo foo#0".  That will link the gen~ buffer "foo" to refer to the same memory as the Max bufer~ foo#0. 

In the Gen~ documentation, there isn't a specific section dedicated to using arguments to create local references similar to using #0 and -- arguments for local send/receive connections. However, you can achieve a similar effect by utilizing Gen's code generation capabilities and some creative programming.

haha, yes: 'forums' are for old people 👵

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