[PD-dev] Calling a method periodically

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

First, you register a function with clock_set().  Usually that  
function is called myobjectname_tick(). Then when it runs, you call  
clock_delay() to schedule when myobjectname_tick() will get called  
again.

.hc

On Mar 17, 2008, at 4:49 PM, Greg Surges wrote:

> Thanks Claude and Georg,
>
> It looks like this is the right track...
>
> Looking at the metro code, I'm a little confused as to how the  
> object continues to output bangs after the first. What does it mean  
> that clock_delay "calls back"?
>
> Thanks
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 3:13 PM, Claude Heiland-Allen  
> <claudiusmaximus at goto10.org> wrote:
> Greg Surges wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Is there any way to have an external call a method periodically,  
> without
> > being triggered?
>
> Clocks.  Check the C API in "m_pd.h"..
>
> > I'm thinking of a histogram with a decay function, where the  
> values are
> > decremented every second (or other time value).
>
> I've done something like this with Lua, although I had the  
> decrementing
> done by a [gemhead] not an internal clock, for tighter syncing with
> visuals.  That's what made the keys fade from orange->grey->blue,  
> if you
> happened to be at LAC Club Night during my set.
>
> > Thanks!
> >
> > -Greg
>
>
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