[PD] pd_defaultbang to non-default list handler

[Christof Ressi]

> In pd_defaultbang, what is the reasoning for calling the list method 
> with a null selector while calling the
> anything method with an "&s_bang" selector?
contrary to the list method, the selector for the anything method *does* 
carry significant meaning. At the very least, it's necessary for the 
default anything method (which prints an error message).

Christof

On 21.06.2020 00:29, Christof Ressi wrote:
>
> Ah, sorry, I misread you're last reply. I thought you were repeating 
> your first question :-)
>
> On 21.06.2020 00:24, Christof Ressi wrote:
>>
>> Did you read the discussion I've linked too? To quote Miller:
>>
>>> I'm not sure this is a real problem - _anything and _list methods 
>>> simply aren't guaranteed
>>> anything about the "s" argument - it shouldn't ever be dereferenced.
>>
>> I think this is the answer to your question. Since the selector of a 
>> list message is actually redundant, you're free to pass NULL.
>>
>> Christof
>>
>> On 21.06.2020 00:16, Jonathan Wilkes wrote:
>>> > On Saturday, June 20, 2020, 4:02:44 PM EDT, Christof Ressi 
>>> <info at christofressi.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> > Hi, the selector for a list method certainly shouldn't be "bang", 
>>> rather it should be "list".
>>>
>>> Let's back up.
>>>
>>> Miller,
>>>
>>> In pd_defaultbang, what is the reasoning for calling the list method 
>>> with a null selector while calling the
>>> anything method with an "&s_bang" selector?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Jonathan
>>>
>>> > There has been a discussion about this in the past and I have 
>>> agree with IOhannes that Pd shouldn't send NULL selectors: 
>>> https://sourceforge.net/p/pure-data/patches/555/.
>>>
>>> > Christof
>>>
>>> On 20.06.2020 21:19, Jonathan Wilkes via Pd-list wrote:
>>> Hi Miller,
>>>
>>> In pd_defaultbang of m_class.c, why does the list method get called 
>>> with "0" for a selector instead of "&s_bang" for the c_listmethod 
>>> invocation?
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Jonathan
>>>
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