Laurent

I'm creating quite a few objects in a max patch using the newdefault method of this.patcher. However, if I want to have text (in a comment or a textedit, for example) with a space in the text, it can't create the object.

this.cmntQuestion1 = this.newdefault(300,300,"comment","@text","expérience des tests");

it creates an empty object (not even a comment object).

How can I solve that? I'm using MAX/MSP 6

For example, if I run the command
this.cmntQuestion1 = this.newdefault(300,300,"comment","@text","expérience des tests");

it creates an empty object (not even a comment object).
How can I solve that? I'm using MAX/MSP 6

creating-objects-no-space-allowed-in-text-options

Please, does anyone have any idea how to solve this issue? using \u0020 instead of space produces the same result...

@text is an object-attribute not an object-argument. Arguments are those without the "@" sign. The double concept is a bit confusing. It has historical reasons. (Initially there were no arguments in Max, they became necessary and were introduced with Jitter).

When creating a new object with js the "extra arguments" mentioned in docs refere to arguments only, attributes cannot set this way. I.e 

this.patcher.newdefault(300, 300, "metro", 100)

this.patcher.newdefault(300, 300, "metro", "@active 1")

To set the text content of your comment send a "set" message to your new object:

var myComment = this.patcher.newdefault(300,300,"comment");
myComment.message("set", "expérience des tests");

When creating a new object with js the "extra arguments" mentioned in docs refere to arguments only, attributes cannot set this way. I.e this.patcher.newdefault(300, 300, "metro", 100) will work, but not this.patcher.newdefault(300, 300, "metro", "@active 1").

this.patcher.newdefault(300, 300, "metro", "@active", 1)

does work. So yes, it is a matter of white spaces. Anyhow, sending the set message will work in your case.

I had tried to set the value of the comment with myComment.setValue (like I can get the value with getvalueof) but it did not work.

.setValue is not a method of the Maxobj object:

http://docs.cycling74.com/max7/vignettes/jsmaxobj

setvalueof is a special function to connect a pattr to your js:

http://docs.cycling74.com/max7/vignettes/jsbasic

setvalueof is a special function to connect a pattr to your js:
http://docs.cycling74.com/max7/vignettes/jsbasic


Creating objects: no space allowed in @text options?