Peter Nyboer

This seems so simple, but my simple brain doesn't want to grasp how to deal w/ maxobj properties. I just want to show or hide specific objects using javascript. I would have expected to do something like

but that is too obvious, and wants to invoke a method, of course.

So how would I do this incredibly basic thing?

This seems so simple, but my simple brain doesn't want to grasp how to deal w/ maxobj properties.  I just want to show or hide specific objects using javascript.  I would have expected to do something like
this.patcher.objectname.hidden = 1
but that is too obvious, and wants to invoke a method, of course.  

showhide-named-object

JavascriptinMax.pdf p. 28. The hidden propert of a max object.

JavascriptinMax.pdf p. 28.  The hidden propert of a max object.

and my mail should have stated i also tried

and that "objectname" is of course the "scripting name".

and variations on that. I'm totally lame w/ javascript. I've managed 

to get some things done with it, quite happily, but i don't use it 

and that "objectname" is of course the "scripting name".
and variations on that.  I'm totally lame w/ javascript.  I've managed 
to get some things done with it, quite happily, but i don't use it 
enough for a "second nature."

myMaxObj = myPatcher.getnamed(objectName);

It's a property of a JS maxobject. You can't reference it through

myMaxObj = myPatcher.getnamed(objectName);
myMaxObj.hidden = 1;

It's a property of a JS maxobject.  You can't reference it through
that crazy struct notation you posted.

> myMaxObj = myPatcher.getnamed(objectName);

> It's a property of a JS maxobject. You can't reference it through

thanks for clearing that up. I told you I don't know what I'm doing!!

> You have to do somthing like
>
> myMaxObj = myPatcher.getnamed(objectName);
> myMaxObj.hidden = 1;
>
> It's a property of a JS maxobject.  You can't reference it through
> that crazy struct notation you posted.

thanks for clearing that up.  I told you I don't know what I'm doing!!

and the resulting successful js and its associated helpfile

    show and hide controls for input options

    takes a message "show ob n h" where

    ob is the "base" name of a group of objects, named ob[1], ob[2], and so on

     ( if you copy/paste a named object in Max, it results in names with the [n] appendage)

    n is the number of objects in the group

    h is the show/hide integer, where hide=1, show = 0.

by peter nyboer, with the help of the ever-knowledgeable Wes

    intelement = this.patcher.getnamed(altname);

---------------END JS----------------------

---------------BEGIN HELPFILE--------------

---------------END HELPFILE--------------

/*
	show and hide controls for input options
	takes a message "show ob n h" where
	ob is the "base" name of a group of objects, named ob[1], ob[2], and so on
	   ( if you copy/paste a named object in Max, it results in names with the [n] appendage)
	n is the number of objects in the group
	h is the show/hide integer, where hide=1, show = 0.

var sinecontrols = 4;
var altname = "sine";

	for (i=1;i
	altname = ob+"["+i+"]";
	intelement = this.patcher.getnamed(altname);
	intelement.hidden = h;
	}

---------------END HELPFILE--------------


paramName = String("paramName" + i);    

box[i] = this.patcher.newdefault(50*i,100,

                                "number", "@varname", paramName,

                                 "@fontsize", 10, "@minimum", 0, "@maximum", 127,

                                "@patching_rect",50*i,100,35, 30);

to me this made a little bit more sense: 

var box = [8];
var paramName = "paramName";

box[i] = this.patcher.newdefault(50*i,100,
								"number", "@varname", paramName,
								 "@fontsize", 10, "@minimum", 0, "@maximum", 127,
								"@patching_rect",50*i,100,35, 30);

show/hide named object