[PD] definitions of data types

Martin Peach martinrp at vax2.concordia.ca
Mon Feb 6 20:05:40 CET 2006


Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:

> Here are some attempts at definitions:
>
> list:  a series of 2 or more elements whose first element is either 
> the  selector "list", or a float, which causes the "list" selector to 
> be  implied.  A 0-element list is a bang, a 1-element list is either 
> a  float or a symbol, are there any exceptions where a 0- or 
> 1-element  lists actually exists?  I suppose only in a message box.
>
...

> selector series: a series of 2 or more elements whose first element 
> is  neither the selector "list" nor a numeric element.  But it needs 
> a  better term.
>
I would call that an implicit list, and to be consistent with the way 
float works, it should have list prepended to it by pd and otherwise 
become indistinguishable from list.

Martin





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