Brennon Bortz

Having trouble creating a new patcher window with Javascript. Using this code:

No errors reported in the Max window... What am I doing wrong?

Having trouble creating a new patcher window with Javascript.  Using this code:

function newpatch(){
p = new Patcher(50,50,200,200);
p.wind.visible=true;
}

No errors reported in the Max window...  What am I doing wrong?

problem-creating-new-patcher-with-js

To create a new patcher, quoting from the documentation:

var p = new Patcher(left,top,bottom,right);

And further down in the documentation, under Patcher object properties:

A Javascript representation of the window associated with the patcher.

So, I've also tried setting some of those properties. Here's what I'm working with now:

var myPatcher = new Patcher(100,100,400,400);

I've included all of my debugging code, as well. Here is my typical output:

js: myPatcher.wind.location: 100 100 400 426 

js: myPatcher.wind.assoc: jsobject 37535792 

So, I know the patcher and toggle are being created, I just can't see them or manipulate them. Is this a bug?

For what it's worth, I CAN create a subpatcher with the following Javascript:

var subp = p.newdefault(100,100, "p", "patcherName");

But when I call the hide or show functions, I get:

js: old_gimme.js: Javascript TypeError: subp.wind has no properties, line 4

js: old_gimme.js: Javascript TypeError: subp.wind has no properties, line 8

I'm pulling my hair out here...does ANYONE have an idea??

var p = new Patcher(left,top,bottom,right); 

wind (Wind, get)
A Javascript representation of the window associated with the patcher.

So, I've also tried setting some of those properties.  Here's what I'm working with now:

function bang(){
    myPatcher.dirty();
    myPatcher.wind.visible = 1;
    myPatcher.wind.bringtofront();
    myPatcher.newdefault(10,10,"toggle");
    post("myPatcher.parentclass:");
    post(myPatcher.parentclass);
    post("n");
    post("myPatcher.wind.visible:");
    post(myPatcher.wind.visible);
    post("n");
    post("myPatcher.wind.location:");
    post(myPatcher.wind.location);
    myPatcher.wind.location = (0,0,100,100);
    post("myPatcher.wind.location:");
    post(myPatcher.wind.location);
    post("n");
    post("myPatcher.wind.assocclass:");
    post(myPatcher.wind.assoclass);
    post("n");
    post("myPatcher.wind.assoc:");
    post(myPatcher.wind.assoc);
    post("n");
    myPatcher.bringtofront();
    myPatcher.fullscreen(1);
    myPatcher.apply(printOut);
}

function printOut(){
    post("I found a Maxobj!");
}

I've included all of my debugging code, as well.  Here is my typical output:

js: myPatcher.parentclass:  jsobject  0 
js: myPatcher.wind.visible:  0 
js: myPatcher.wind.location:  100  100  400  426 
method getwind called on invalid object
js: myPatcher.wind.location:  100  100  400  426 
js: myPatcher.wind.assocclass:   
js: myPatcher.wind.assoc:  jsobject  37535792 
js: I found a Maxobj! 

    myPatcher.newdefault(10,10,"toggle");

So, I know the patcher and toggle are being created, I just can't see them or manipulate them.  Is this a bug?

var p=this.patcher;
var subp = p.newdefault(100,100, "p", "patcherName");

function hide(){
    subp.wind.visible = 0;
}

function show(){
    subp.wind.visible = 1;
}

js: old_gimme.js: Javascript TypeError: subp.wind has no properties, line 4
js: error calling function hide
js: old_gimme.js: Javascript TypeError: subp.wind has no properties, line 8
js: error calling function show

I'm pulling my hair out here...does ANYONE have an idea??


Can this message be moved to the JS forum, please?

I have the same problem, I tried patcher.front(); and it does not work. Anyone please have any idea about how to

create a new patcher using javascript? Thank you

I have the same problem, I tried patcher.front(); and it does not work.  Anyone please have any idea about how to
create a new patcher using javascript? Thank you


Hi, I tried this and the patcher was created. It seems that the variable should be declared inside the function.

Hi,  I tried this and the patcher was created. It seems that the variable should be declared inside the function. 

function bang(){
var myPatcher = new Patcher(100,100,400,400);

myPatcher.wind.visible = 1;
myPatcher.wind.bringtofront();
myPatcher.newdefault(10,10, "toggle");
myPatcher.bringtofront();
myPatcher.fullscreen(1);
myPatcher.front();
}


Problem creating new patcher with JS