#N canvas 10 40 620 460 12; #X obj 10 12 cnv 15 400 40 empty empty atomic_messages 20 12 0 24 -228992 -66577 0; #X msg 69 191 symbol atom; #X msg 47 343 float 1.234; #X text 15 76 To send one piece of data to an object \, send an atomic message. There are atomic messages to match each of the atom types. ; #X symbolatom 61 233 10 0 0 0 - - -; #X msg 54 165 atom; #X text 172 232 <-- the symbol box expects a symbol message; #X text 106 165 <-- this gives an error (check the Pd window); #X text 196 190 <-- this works; #X text 14 134 When using symbolic atoms \, the symbol message is essential: ; #X floatatom 74 410 5 0 0 0 - - -; #X msg 84 374 362; #X text 17 273 When using numeric atoms \, the float message is optional. This is because the float message is automatically implied when sending a numeric atom:; #X connect 1 0 4 0; #X connect 2 0 10 0; #X connect 5 0 4 0; #X connect 11 0 10 0;