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#X text 170 170 set type directly;
#X text 144 236 does not work (check console messages);
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#X text 23 22 data type conversion;
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#X obj 34 98 atoi;
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#X restore 433 581 pd Related_Objects;
#X text 427 256 Many objects cast the data they receive when they output
it:;
#X text 546 337 Some objects do not cast the data:;
#X obj 444 308 trigger anything;
#X msg 444 283 this is a list without a cast;
#X obj 444 331 print;
#X text 430 371 Some objects need to have the data explicitly declared
in order to handle it. These are mostly symbol handling objects.;
#X text 430 437 Objects which route data generally can handle explicitly
or implicitly defined data.;
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#X text 635 597 updated for Pd version 0.37.1;
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-1;
#X msg 244 373 list one 2 3;
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#X text 197 35 float symbol pointer;
#X text -3 35 atoms (basic data types):;
#X text -3 60 The basic data types are known as 'atoms' in Pd. "float"
and "symbol" atoms have 'atom boxes' for realtime display and control
from within a patch. "pointer" atoms are used for accessing data stored
in graphical data structures.;
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#X text 1 527 There a number of objects which are used for storing
messages \, or casting messages as a specific data type \, sometimes
converting from one data type to another. The right inlet on these
objects is stores that value \, which can be later output using a bang.
;
#X obj 628 96 lister;
#X text 560 44 aka;
#X obj 586 43 f;
#X text 22 613 (C) Copyright 2004 Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans@at.or.at>
;
#X text 239 627 released under the GNU GPL;
#X text 435 614 $Revision: 1.4 $$Date: 2005-04-26 05:34:40 $;
#X text 436 627 $Author: eighthave $;
#X obj 433 517 pddp_open all_about_lists_vs_anythings;
#X obj 433 538 pddp_open all_about_symbol_construction;
#X obj 433 559 pddp_open all_about_data_structures;
#X text 515 97 (aka [bng]);
#X text 3 304 "anything" allows anything to pass through unchanged.
It is not a data type tho.;
#X text -6 143 "symbols" need to be declared explicitly. "floats" do
not need to be declared explicitly \, but can be:;
#X text 153 212 casting as a "symbol";
#X text 1 509 CASTING AND STORAGE OBJECTS;
#X text 431 498 FOR MORE INFO:;
#X text 430 138 EXAMPLES OF CASTING;
#X text 425 43 atom objects:;
#X text 432 74 other data types:;
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