#N canvas 2 1 603 598 12; #X text 108 18 - SEND "bang" AUTOMATICALLY WHEN PATCH LOADS.; #X obj 126 218 loadbang; #X obj 126 385 loadbang; #X obj 126 410 metro 1000; #X obj 126 434 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty empty 0 -6 0 8 -262144 -1 -1; #X obj 126 266 f 1; #X obj 169 266 f 4; #X obj 126 291 +; #X floatatom 126 315 5 0 0 0 - - -; #X obj 126 241 t b b; #X obj 104 540 pddp/pddplink http://puredata.info/dev/pddp -text pddp; #X obj 8 8 cnv 15 90 553 empty empty empty 20 12 0 14 -233017 -66577 0; #X obj 21 18 loadbang; #X text 104 464 Pd Documentation Chapter 3.6 - doc/1.manual/x3.htm ; #X text 104 53 The inlet is inactive and serves no purpose.; #X text 104 81 This object does not accept arguments of any type.; #X text 104 112 A "bang" message is sent automatically when the containing patch is loaded.; #X text 104 161 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 104 344 In this example \, [loadbang] was used simply to start a process automatically when this patch was loaded.; #X text 152 541 - Dave Sabine \, November 12 \, 2002; #N canvas 85 2 579 656 More_Info 0; #X obj 25 152 print foo; #X obj 25 104 loadbang; #X text 14 188 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 26 355 f; #X floatatom 26 380 2 0 0 0 - - -; #X obj 65 355 f; #X floatatom 65 380 2 0 0 0 - - -; #X obj 105 355 f; #X floatatom 104 380 2 0 0 0 - - -; #X obj 26 263 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 195 316 random 10; #X obj 104 317 random 10; #X text 14 415 IMPORTANT; #X text 44 600 c:/pd/pd.exe -noloadbang; #X text 14 10 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 104 283 loadbang; #X obj 288 317 random 10; #X text 14 438 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 14 523 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 msg 25 127 you have opened the [loadbang] help document; #X connect 1 0 19 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 15 0 11 0; #X connect 15 0 10 0; #X connect 15 0 16 0; #X connect 16 0 7 1; #X connect 19 0 0 0; #X restore 104 514 pd More_Info; #N canvas 85 2 389 238 Related_Objects 0; #X obj 44 49 bang; #X obj 102 51 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty empty 0 -6 0 8 -262144 -1 -1; #X obj 143 48 trigger; #X text 25 8 Native Pd Objects; #X text 25 92 Externals and other object libraries; #X text 36 126 [init]; #X restore 104 488 pd Related_Objects; #X text 38 53 INLETS:; #X text 14 82 ARGUMENTS:; #X text 29 112 OUTLETS:; #X text 20 161 EXAMPLES:; #X text 21 463 SEE ALSO:; #X connect 1 0 9 0; #X connect 2 0 3 0; #X connect 3 0 4 0; #X connect 5 0 7 0; #X connect 6 0 7 1; #X connect 7 0 8 0; #X connect 9 0 5 0; #X connect 9 1 6 0;