[PD] Instatiating

[Ben Bogart - FMPM/F1999]

Hi,

in a message box $1 expands to the first atom in the list sent to the 
messagebox

in an object box the $1 expands to the first argument of the 
abstraction. (only when the object in question is inside an abstraction?)

Does that help?

Ben

On Wed, 24 Jul 2002, Ivan wrote:

>   ok, but as far as I know I thought the $1 was used to change an item 
> in a list
> message. something like:
> 
> 23 $1 45
> 
> not for instatiating... But maybe I'm wrong... may the $1 is just
> not substituted by the string or number used as an argument (refreshed I 
> mean).
> 
> Ivan
> 
> 
> Frank Barknecht wrote:
> 
> >Ivan schrieb:
> >  
> >
> >>I max you usually use the #1, #2, and so forth but obviously if tried
> >>that and it didn't work...
> >>    
> >>
> >In PD you use $1, $2, $3, and so forth. There are some things to consider,
> >so you should RTHM (read the html manual).
> >
> >ciao,
> >  
> >
> 
> 
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B. Bogart
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