[PD-dev] # of instances of an object

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

So here's my problem:

An object's _free function is called when any instance is deleted.  I  
need to send a free msg to the MacOS X HID Manager only when the last  
instance is deleted.  Should I just use a global variable to keep track  
of the instances, or can anyone think of a better solution?

.hc

On Nov 6, 2004, at 6:24 PM, Miller Puckette wrote:

> Nope... Pd doesn't track instances of things...
>
> You could write C code to traverse all open canvases to find them, if
> you really wanted to.
>
> cheers
> Miller
>
> On Sat, Nov 06, 2004 at 05:51:23PM -0500, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
>>
>> Is there anyway I can get how many instances of my object are
>> instantiated from Pd?  I could keep track of this myself, but I figure
>> if I can get it from Pd, that would be all the better.
>>
>> .hc
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