[PD-dev] [ pure-data-Feature Requests-1798795 ] Allow reading [bag]'s content without reset

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Feature Requests item #1798795, was opened at 2007-09-20 16:32
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Category: puredata
Group: None
Status: Open
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Frank Barknecht (fbar)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Allow reading [bag]'s content without reset

Initial Comment:
Suggestion: I think it could be useful to add a method to the core-object [bag] which allows one to take a peek into the current content of a [bag] without destroying that content at the same time. Kind of like the existing "flush" method, but without the "clear"-part. I'd propose to just use the "bang" method for this. 

This could make [bag] more useable as a general purpose container, whereas now it's like an "all-or-nothing" bag: While you can add to and remove from the bag, you can only take a peek at what's currently inside the bag by emptying it.

A non-destrictive peek method would be especially useful to construct some of the monophonic voice allocation algorithms.


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