#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 print 3 12 0 18 -204280 -1 0; #X obj 0 324 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 This document was updated for Pd version 0.38.4 by Dave Sabine and Hans-Christoph Steiner as part of a project called pddp proposed by Krzysztof Czaja to build comprehensive documentation for Pd. Jonathan Wilkes revised the patch to conform to the PDDP template for Pd version 0.42.; #X text 12 5 KEYWORDS control; #X text 12 45 DESCRIPTION print messages to the terminal window; #X text 12 65 INLET_0 anything; #X text 12 145 RELEASE_DATE 1997; #X restore 500 597 pd META; #X obj 0 424 cnv 3 550 3 empty \$0-pddp.cnv.outlets outlets 8 12 0 13 -228856 -1 0; #X obj 0 452 cnv 3 550 3 empty \$0-pddp.cnv.argument arguments 8 12 0 13 -228856 -1 0; #X obj 0 535 cnv 3 550 3 empty \$0-pddp.cnv.more_info more_info 8 12 0 13 -228856 -1 0; #N canvas 98 483 428 109 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 text 8 2 [print] Related Objects; #X obj 22 43 print~; #X restore 102 597 pd Related_objects; #X obj 78 333 cnv 17 3 80 empty \$0-pddp.cnv.let.0 0 5 9 0 16 -228856 -162280 0; #X obj 483 3 print; #X obj 455 20 pddp/pddplink http://wiki.puredata.info/en/print -text pdpedia: print; #X text 98 428 (none); #N canvas 103 75 428 487 print_oddities 0; #X obj 1 1 cnv 15 425 20 empty \$0-pddp.cnv.subheading empty 3 12 0 14 -204280 -1 0; #X text 8 2 [print] Oddities; #X obj 33 189 print; #X msg 33 73 1; #X msg 42 97 float 1; #X obj 65 161 symbol test; #X msg 60 120 symbol this; #X obj 65 142 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty empty 0 -6 0 8 -262144 -1 -1; #X msg 121 310 one 2 three; #X obj 53 394 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty empty 0 -6 0 8 -262144 -1 -1; #X obj 121 395 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty empty 0 -6 0 8 -262144 -1 -1; #X obj 130 371 print STRAIGHT; #X msg 105 290 list 1 two 3; #X msg 88 270 1 two 3; #X msg 130 331 list one 2 three; #X obj 56 371 route list; #X text 20 222 [print] only interprets the "list" selector when the following body of the message is an implied list \, i.e. a set of atoms that starts with a float.; #X text 20 428 This document was updated for Pd version 0.38.4 by Dave Sabine and Hans-Christoph Steiner as part of a project called pddp proposed by Krzysztof Czaja to build comprehensive documentation for Pd.; #X text 138 114 "symbols" are not interpreted; #X text 140 129 (i.e. "symbol" is also printed); #X text 20 38 floats are interpreted (i.e. it doesn't show the word "float" before the number):; #X connect 3 0 2 0; #X connect 4 0 2 0; #X connect 5 0 2 0; #X connect 6 0 2 0; #X connect 7 0 5 0; #X connect 8 0 11 0; #X connect 8 0 15 0; #X connect 12 0 11 0; #X connect 12 0 15 0; #X connect 13 0 11 0; #X connect 13 0 15 0; #X connect 14 0 11 0; #X connect 14 0 15 0; #X connect 15 0 9 0; #X connect 15 1 10 0; #X restore 101 569 pd print_oddities; #X text 98 332 anything; #X text 168 331 - the [print] object takes any message and prints it to the console window. When the print object receives a message \, its output will appear in the console window following the name of the print object and a colon (:). If the print object does not have a name (which you can supply as an argument within the print object itself) then the word "print" appears followed by a colon (:) and your message.; #X text 168 428 - [print] routes output directly to the console window. ; #X msg 159 64 walk the dog; #X msg 85 64 bang; #X msg 126 64 234; #X obj 85 99 print; #X msg 158 151 walk the dog; #X msg 85 151 bang; #X msg 125 151 234; #X obj 85 188 print myPrintObject; #X text 209 188 A print object with a name.; #X text 132 92 A print object without a name. Be sure you can see the terminal window as you click on these messages.; #N canvas 105 232 428 300 print_and_lists 0; #X obj 1 1 cnv 15 425 20 empty \$0-pddp.cnv.subheading empty 3 12 0 14 -204280 -1 0; #X text 8 2 [print] Lists; #X text 23 38 When the print object receives a list \, it will output the entire list as a single message. Like below:; #X obj 25 98 print print_this_list; #X msg 25 75 10 20 30 foo; #X msg 26 180 10 20 30 foo; #X obj 26 233 unpack f f f s; #X obj 26 266 print unpack_this_list; #X text 23 127 To output the list as separate elements \, the list needs to be unpacked first. Note that [unpack]'s outlets are triggered from right to left. Like below:; #X text 37 200 The arguments here are used to tell Pd what type of atom to expect: (f = float \, s = symbol).; #X connect 4 0 3 0; #X connect 5 0 6 0; #X connect 6 0 7 0; #X connect 6 1 7 0; #X connect 6 2 7 0; #X connect 6 3 7 0; #X restore 101 544 pd print_and_lists; #X text 82 219 Use the "-n" flag to suppress "print:" in the output to the console:; #X msg 85 253 test; #X obj 207 286 print; #X msg 207 254 test; #X text 159 286 vs.; #X obj 85 286 print -n; #X text 168 470 - if you provide a symbol as an argument \, the symbol-- followed by a colon-- will precede the output when it is sent to the console. Or you may use the "-n" flag to only print the incoming message (see example above).; #X text 78 469 1) symbol atom; #X obj 4 597 pddp/pddplink all_about_help_patches.pd -text Usage Guide; #X text 11 23 print messages to the terminal window; #X connect 16 0 19 0; #X connect 17 0 19 0; #X connect 18 0 19 0; #X connect 20 0 23 0; #X connect 21 0 23 0; #X connect 22 0 23 0; #X connect 28 0 32 0; #X connect 30 0 29 0;