#N canvas 0 0 555 619 10; #X obj 0 595 cnv 15 552 21 empty \$0-pddp.cnv.footer empty 20 12 0 14 -228856 -66577 0; #X obj 0 0 cnv 15 552 40 empty \$0-pddp.cnv.header loadbang 3 12 0 18 -204280 -1 0; #X obj 0 422 cnv 3 550 3 empty \$0-pddp.cnv.inlets inlets 8 12 0 13 -228856 -1 0; #N canvas 52 244 494 344 META 0; #X text 12 85 LIBRARY internal; #X text 12 125 WEBSITE http://crca.ucsd.edu/~msp/; #X text 12 25 LICENSE SIBSD; #X text 12 105 AUTHOR Miller Puckette; #X text 12 165 HELP_PATCH_AUTHORS Dave Sabine \, November 12 \, 2002 Jonathan Wilkes revised the patch to conform to the PDDP template for Pd version 0.42.; #X text 12 45 DESCRIPTION send "bang" automatically when patch loads ; #X text 12 65 OUTLET_0 bang; #X text 12 5 KEYWORDS control bang_op; #X text 12 145 RELEASE_DATE 1997; #X restore 500 597 pd META; #X obj 0 450 cnv 3 550 3 empty \$0-pddp.cnv.outlets outlets 8 12 0 13 -228856 -1 0; #X obj 0 492 cnv 3 550 3 empty \$0-pddp.cnv.argument arguments 8 12 0 13 -228856 -1 0; #X obj 0 520 cnv 3 550 3 empty \$0-pddp.cnv.more_info more_info 8 12 0 13 -228856 -1 0; #X text 98 495 (none); #N canvas 89 493 428 100 Related_objects 0; #X obj 1 1 cnv 15 425 20 empty \$0-pddp.cnv.subheading empty 3 12 0 14 -204280 -1 0; #X obj 21 42 bang; #X obj 61 42 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty empty 17 7 0 10 -262144 -1 -1; #X obj 92 42 trigger; #X obj 160 42 initbang; #X text 7 1 [loadbang] Related Objects; #X restore 102 597 pd Related_objects; #X obj 78 459 cnv 17 3 17 empty \$0-pddp.cnv.let.0 0 5 9 0 16 -228856 -162280 0; #X obj 466 3 loadbang; #X obj 435 20 pddp/pddplink http://wiki.puredata.info/en/loadbang -text pdpedia: loadbang; #X obj 89 264 loadbang; #X obj 89 312 f 1; #X obj 132 312 f 4; #X obj 89 337 +; #X floatatom 89 361 5 0 0 0 - - -; #X obj 89 287 t b b; #X obj 87 122 loadbang; #X obj 87 147 metro 1000; #X obj 87 171 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty empty 0 -6 0 8 -262144 -1 -1; #X text 86 216 In this example \, [loadbang] was used to process a simple mathematic equation when this patch was loaded. In this case: 1 + 4 = 5; #X text 86 86 In this example \, [loadbang] was used simply to start a process automatically when this patch was loaded.; #X text 98 426 (none); #X text 98 458 bang; #N canvas 96 135 428 388 More_Info 0; #X obj 15 149 print foo; #X obj 15 101 loadbang; #X text 13 177 As well \, the following [float]s were set with a group of numbers. Click the [bng] below to verify that the numbers were stored in the [float] objects.; #X obj 25 327 f; #X floatatom 25 352 2 0 0 0 - - -; #X obj 64 327 f; #X floatatom 64 352 2 0 0 0 - - -; #X obj 104 327 f; #X floatatom 103 352 2 0 0 0 - - -; #X obj 25 235 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty Click_here_to_see_the_numbers_stored_in_the_float_objects. 0 -6 0 8 -262144 -1 -1; #X obj 194 288 random 10; #X obj 103 289 random 10; #X text 14 30 The loadbang object will send a "bang" message when a canvas/patch loads and is used most often to 'initialize' or set default values in a patch. For example \, when you opened this patch \, the message below was immediately printed in the terminal window.; #X obj 103 255 loadbang; #X obj 287 289 random 10; #X msg 15 124 you have opened the [loadbang] help document; #X obj 1 1 cnv 15 425 20 empty \$0-pddp.cnv.subheading empty 3 12 0 14 -204280 -1 0; #X text 7 1 [loadbang] More Info; #X connect 1 0 15 0; #X connect 3 0 4 0; #X connect 5 0 6 0; #X connect 7 0 8 0; #X connect 9 0 3 0; #X connect 9 0 5 0; #X connect 9 0 7 0; #X connect 10 0 5 1; #X connect 11 0 3 1; #X connect 13 0 11 0; #X connect 13 0 10 0; #X connect 13 0 14 0; #X connect 14 0 7 1; #X connect 15 0 0 0; #X restore 102 529 pd More_Info; #X text 11 23 send "bang" automatically when patch loads; #X text 168 458 - a "bang" message is sent automatically when the containing patch is loaded.; #N canvas 100 356 428 191 Important_Note 0; #X text 49 159 c:/pd/pd.exe -noloadbang; #X text 19 37 Loadbangs are a useful tool to set initial values in a patch - however \, there are times when it might be necessary to debug a patch and "turn off" all the loadbang objects. This can be accomplished by opening Pd with the -noloadbang flag.; #X text 19 102 For example \, to suppress all loadbangs \, your command line might look something like this: (more info about Pd's command line can be found in Chapter 3.6 of the HTML documentation.; #X obj 1 1 cnv 15 425 20 empty \$0-pddp.cnv.subheading empty 3 12 0 14 -204280 -1 0; #X text 7 1 [loadbang] Important Note; #X restore 102 551 pd Important_Note; #X obj 4 597 pddp/pddplink all_about_help_patches.pd -text Usage Guide ; #X obj 101 572 pddp/pddplink ../1.manual/x3.htm -text Pd Manual Chapter 3.6 - doc/1.manual/x3.htm; #X connect 12 0 17 0; #X connect 13 0 15 0; #X connect 14 0 15 1; #X connect 15 0 16 0; #X connect 17 0 13 0; #X connect 17 1 14 0; #X connect 18 0 19 0; #X connect 19 0 20 0;