OTOH, the workaround is quite easy: put the existing abstraction into a new abstraction and forward the creation arguments accordingly :-). Maybe add such an example to [clone]'s help patch? Would illustrate the behaviour quite well, I think.
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 11. Mai 2016 um 17:26 Uhr > Von: "Christof Ressi" <[email protected]> > An: "IOhannes m zmoelnig" <[email protected]> > Cc: "Miller Puckette" <[email protected]>, [email protected] > Betreff: Re: [PD] [clone]'s instance number > > There's also a pitfall: additional creation arguments for the cloned > abstraction will start with $2. > For example, in [clone 16 my-abstraction 1 5 9] '1' will be parsed as $2, '5' > as $3, '9' as $4 etc. > No problem, if the abstraction was written for being used with [clone], but > bad when cloning existing abstractions. > > I'm wondering if there could be a way to get the abstraction ID without > messing up existing abstractions... Maybe have a dedicated object? > > For now, I think it's important to mention the parsing of additional creation > arguments in the help file. > > Christof > > > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 11. Mai 2016 um 16:25 Uhr > > Von: "IOhannes m zmoelnig" <[email protected]> > > An: [email protected] > > Betreff: Re: [PD] [clone]'s instance number > > > > On 2016-05-11 16:18, Liam Goodacre wrote: > > > Would it be possible to access [clone]'s unique instance number from > > > within the patch, a bit like a creation argument? This could be used to > > > achieve differentiation between the abstractions, ie. if the abstraction > > > contains "tabread4~ $-1.array" and the $-1 is replaced with the instance > > > number, then each instance could read a different file. Of course there > > > are other ways of doing this, but it would be neat to do it with clone, > > > and I'm wondering if there's a way. > > > > > > isn't this what $1 is already doing in clone's instances? > > > > > > fgasdmr > > IOhannes > > > > _______________________________________________ > > [email protected] mailing list > > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> > > https://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> > https://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list >
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