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#X msg 30 107 bang;
#X text 120 244 creation argument initializes the value;
#X text 319 368 updated for Pd version 0.45;
#X text 75 104 output the value;
#X text 139 130 set and output the value;
#X obj 29 241 symbol foo;
#X obj 55 12 symbol;
#X text 111 14 - STORE A SYMBOL (I.E. \, STRING);
#X text 21 37 The symbol object stores a symbol \, pd's data type for
handling fixed strings (often filenames or the names of other objects
in pd).;
#X msg 44 131 symbol bar;
#X symbolatom 30 269 10 0 0 0 - - -, f 10;
#X text 202 215 set the value;
#X symbolatom 106 217 10 0 0 0 - - -, f 10;
#X msg 50 161 zorglub;
#X text 119 161 any other message is 'converted';
#X text 48 303 note: unlike "float" \, etc. \, there's no "s" message
to forward to another object -- that would conflict with the function
of converting arbitrary messages to symbols.;
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