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#N struct array-help-struct float x float y array z float;
#N struct float float y;
#N struct array-help-struct2 float x float y array z element-struct2
;
#N struct element-struct2 float x float y float w;
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#X obj 208 496 list;
#X text 34 496 see also:;
#X text 485 171 (click for details:), f 11;
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#X text 295 562 creation arguments:;
#X text 325 597 optional name;
#X text 322 164 read from a file;
#X text 324 195 write to a file;
#X text 32 20 "array define" maintains an array and can name it so
that other objects can find it (and later should have some alternative
\, anonymous way to be found).;
#X text 324 614 optional size (100 by default);
#X msg 35 138 const 0;
#X text 325 138 set to a constant (0 \, for instance);
#X msg 45 167 read array-object-help.txt;
#X msg 45 194 write array-object-help.txt;
#X obj 36 596 array define array-help-1;
#X msg 45 224 resize 100;
#X text 71 255 ... other messages are also forwarded to the array like
those above - xticks \, etc \, and also lists to set values.;
#X obj 154 412 r array-help-send;
#X text 221 313 send a pointer to a named receive object;
#X floatatom 154 460 5 0 0 0 - - -, f 5;
#X obj 364 407 r array-help-send;
#X floatatom 364 481 5 0 0 0 - - -, f 5;
#X text 46 570 click to open or edit array:;
#X obj 364 431 t b p;
#X obj 154 436 getsize float-array z;
#X obj 364 456 array size -s float-array z;
#X text 109 349 The pointer will be to a structure float-array and
the array itself will be the field named 'z' \, so that you can access
it as shown in these examples:;
#X obj 38 659 array define -k array-help-2 10;
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#X msg 49 313 send array-help-send;
#X text 323 580 optional -k flag to keep contents;
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#X text 193 237 - get or change size;
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#X text 449 190 <- the array;
#X text 460 161 <- the structure;
#X text 56 21 The array objects can also reference arrays within structures
via pointers. The "-s" flag takes two arguments \, specifying the data
structure and the field within it that will contain the array. By default
the array should be a simple floating point array (use hte template
"float" for the array elements) but you can override that using "-f"
as shown further down.;
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#X text 484 461 <- main structure, f 30;
#X text 484 486 <- element structure, f 30;
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#X text 58 366 Using an additional '-f' flag we can specify which field
in the array we're referring to. In this example the array has (x \,
y \, w) triples (struct element-struct2) and we're asking for the "w"
field using the "-f" flag and its two arguments.;
#X text 128 629 sum of all the 'w' values in the array;
#X text 225 267 when "-s" is given this inlet takes a pointer in place
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#X obj 25 200 print;
#X text 45 19 "array size" outputs the size (if sent a bang) or sets
the size (if sent a number).;
#X obj 25 171 array size array-help-2;
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#X text 226 169 creations arguments: either array name or "-s" and
optional "-f" flags to refer to an array in a data structure;
#X msg 249 137 symbol array-help-2;
#X text 414 110 inlet to set name or pointer;
#X text 74 94 number to set size;
#X text 59 121 bang outputs size;
#X msg 248 113 symbol array-help-1;
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#X obj 90 212 array define;
#X text 84 432 accessing arrays inside data structures:;
#X text 65 6 - accessing arrays;
#X text 50 43 In Pd an array may be part of a "garray" (a graphical
array of numbers) or appear as a slot in a data structure (in which
case the elements may be arbitrary data \, not necessarily just numbers).
The "array" object can define an array (so far just of numbers but
maybe later arbitrary data structures) or access an array defined elsewhere
to get or change its size \, set or read its elements \, and so on.
;
#X text 93 183 The first argument sets its function:;
#X obj 153 496 scalar;
#X obj 90 260 array sum;
#X obj 90 332 array quantile;
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#X floatatom 111 162 5 -1 10 0 - - -, f 5;
#X text 45 19 "array sum" outputs the sum of all or a selected range
of elements of the array.;
#X obj 65 223 array sum array-help-2, f 12;
#X text 183 262 - optional number to initialize onset - default 0;
#X text 183 281 - optional number to initialize number of points -
default -1, f 61;
#X text 91 112 bang to output sum;
#X text 184 226 creation arguments: either array name or "-s" and optional
"-f" flags to refer to an array in a data structure;
#X text 124 131 onset (first index to sum from) \, zero for start of
array;
#X text 159 157 number of points or -1 for end of array;
#X text 65 328 (array-help-2 is defined in the "define" subwindow).
;
#X msg 158 189 symbol array-help-2;
#X text 322 188 set name or pointer;
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#X obj 119 185 array get array-help-2, f 12;
#X obj 119 226 print;
#X text 45 19 "array get" outputs all or a selected range of elements
of the array as a list.;
#X text 276 238 - optional number to initialize onset - default 0;
#X text 275 257 - optional number to initialize number of points -
default -1, f 61;
#X text 280 201 creation arguments: either array name or "-s" and optional
"-f" flags to refer to an array in a data structure;
#X text 212 128 number of points or -1 for end of array;
#X text 140 78 bang for output;
#X text 65 298 (array-help-2 is defined in the "define" subwindow).
;
#X msg 212 155 symbol array-help-2;
#X text 376 154 set name or pointer;
#X text 181 102 onset (first index to output) \, zero for start of
array;
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#X obj 119 203 array set array-help-2, f 12;
#X msg 119 117 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1;
#X text 45 19 "array set" sets values of an array from an incoming
list \, starting from a specified onset (0 by default). The size of
the array is not changed -- values that would be written past the end
of the array are dropped.;
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#X text 215 141 onset (first index to write to);
#X text 252 244 - optional number to initialize onset - default 0;
#X text 256 207 creation arguments: either array name or "-s" and optional
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#X text 349 118 list of values to write to array;
#X text 56 265 (array-help-2 is defined in the "define" subwindow).
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#X text 194 285 - get contents as a list;
#X text 194 309 - set contents from a list;
#X text 212 333 - get a quantile;
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#X text 303 358 "array random" makes a pseudo-random numbver from 0
to 1 and outputs its quantile (which will therefore have probabilities
proportional to the table's values.);
#X text 394 430 bang to generate a random value;
#X msg 377 456 seed 56;
#X text 445 456 set random seed;
#X text 170 286 - optional number to initialize onset - default 0;
#X text 169 305 - optional number to initialize number of points -
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#X text 494 569 same creation arguments;
#X text 174 249 creation arguments: either array name or "-s" and optional
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#X text 120 174 onset (first index to sum from) \, zero for start of
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#X text 160 196 number of points or -1 for end of array;
#X text 130 5 "array quantile" outputs the specified quantile of the
array - so for instance \, the 0.5 quantile is the median of the array.
This generalizes the "array random" function allowing you to use the
same source of randomness on several arrays \, for example. Negative
numbers in the array are silently replaced by zero. Quantiles outside
the range 0-1 output the x values at the two extremes of the array
(0 and 99 here).;
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#X text 195 356 - random - array as probabilities;
#X text 444 471 updated for Pd version 0.45;
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#X text 178 283 - optional number to initialize number of points -
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#X text 173 229 creation arguments: either array name or "-s" and optional
"-f" flags to refer to an array in a data structure;
#X text 115 156 onset;
#X text 153 180 number of points;
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#X text 322 205 set name or pointer;
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#X text 79 133 bang to find maximum;
#X text 130 5 "array max" and "array min" find the maximum and minimum
values in the array \, respectively. The first outlet is the value
and the second is the index (the x location where the value was found).
The search may be restricted to a sub-domain of the array by specifying
the "onset" and "number of points".;
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#X text 153 402 number of points;
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#X text 194 403 - min - find lowest value;
#X text 193 384 - max - find highest value;