sambient

Hope I can get some clarity on this one. Either there is a typo or the

example is not making complete sense to me.

First the comment for the example is "6 doesn't match". However from what I

However I'd think the message "7 start 1536" would put the 7 in the number

box, but it doesn't. I see there are only 3 outlets and 4 messages. Is

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Hope I can get some clarity on this one.  Either there is a typo or the
example is not making complete sense to me.
First the comment for the example is "6 doesn't match". However from what I
can see it does.
However I'd think the message "7 start 1536" would put the 7 in the number
box, but it doesn't.  I see there are only 3 outlets and 4 messages.  Is
that something allowed with route ?

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Quote: sambient wrote on Thu, 14 June 2007 14:31

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> Hope I can get some clarity on this one. Either there is a typo or the

> example is not making complete sense to me.

> First the comment for the example is "6 doesn't match". However from what I

> However I'd think the message "7 start 1536" would put the 7 in the number

> box, but it doesn't. I see there are only 3 outlets and 4 messages. Is

It seems like you are misunderstanding what route does. Based on the first item in a list, it sends the rest of the list to an output. If it doesn't have a match for the first item, it sends the *whole* list out the rightmost outlet.

7 is the third argument. The list "7 start 1536" in the input would send "start 1536" out the third outlet. (Connect a print object if you don't believe me.) There are no arguments that match "6". So, all of "6 doesn't match" is sent out the right outlet.

Route only operates on the first item in a list, which could be any length. The number of items in the list is irrelevant.

Quote: sambient wrote on Thu, 14 June 2007 14:31
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> Hope I can get some clarity on this one.  Either there is a typo or the
> example is not making complete sense to me.
> First the comment for the example is "6 doesn't match". However from what I
> can see it does.
> However I'd think the message "7 start 1536" would put the 7 in the number
> box, but it doesn't.  I see there are only 3 outlets and 4 messages.  Is
> that something allowed with route ?
>

It seems like you are misunderstanding what route does.  Based on the first item in a list, it sends the rest of the list to an output.  If it doesn't have a match for the first item, it sends the *whole* list out the rightmost outlet.

7 is the third argument.  The list "7 start 1536" in the input would send "start 1536" out the third outlet.  (Connect a print object if you don't believe me.) There are no arguments that match "6". So, all of "6 doesn't match" is sent out the right outlet.

Route only operates on the first item in a list, which could be any length.  The number of items in the list is irrelevant.  

> It seems like you are misunderstanding what route does. Based on the

> first item in a list, it sends the rest of the list to an output. If it

> doesn't have a match for the first item, it sends the *whole* list out the

> 7 is the third argument. The list "7 start 1536" in the input would send

> "start 1536" out the third outlet. (Connect a print object if you don't

> believe me.) There are no arguments that match "6". So, all of "6 doesn't

> Route only operates on the first item in a list, which could be any

> length. The number of items in the list is irrelevant.

I almost had some clarity, then I opened the patch again :).

Going by what you are saying that "start 1536 is going out the right outlet

Yet in the 32 75 list - 32 is an argument, 75 is not, yet 75 is going out

On 6/14/07, mzed  wrote:
>
>
> It seems like you are misunderstanding what route does.  Based on the
> first item in a list, it sends the rest of the list to an output.  If it
> doesn't have a match for the first item, it sends the *whole* list out the
> rightmost outlet.
>
> So, in the example:
>
> 7 is the third argument.  The list "7 start 1536" in the input would send
> "start 1536" out the third outlet.  (Connect a print object if you don't
> believe me.) There are no arguments that match "6". So, all of "6 doesn't
> match" is sent out the right outlet.
>
> Route only operates on the first item in a list, which could be any
> length.  The number of items in the list is irrelevant.
>
> mz

I almost had some clarity, then I opened the patch again :).
Going by what you are saying that "start 1536 is going out the right outlet
due to no argument match.
Yet in the 32 75 list - 32 is an argument, 75 is not, yet 75 is going out
the left most outlet.

> Yet in the 32 75 list - 32 is an argument, 75 is not, yet 75 is going out

That's what's supposed to happen. The route object takes

its input, strips off the bit that matches [the 32]

and sends the rest though the outlet that matches the

arg to route. If nothing matches, the whole input is

If there's nothing following the arg that matches [e.g.,

if you just sent the route object a 32], the a bang

is sent out the outlet that matches the arg to route

> Yet in the 32 75 list - 32 is an argument, 75 is not, yet 75 is going out
> the left most outlet.

That's what's supposed to happen. The route object takes
its input, strips off the bit that matches [the 32]
and sends the rest though the outlet that matches the
arg to route. If nothing matches, the whole input is
sent out the right outlet.

If there's nothing following the arg that matches [e.g.,
if you just sent the route object a 32], the a bang
is sent out the outlet that matches the arg to route


Question-Max Reference manual example for "route"