i sometimes used the attached idiom, which works in certain circumstances. (using the [max] object). christofs solultion is more sane though…
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> Am 03.03.2021 um 21:34 schrieb Christof Ressi <i...@christofressi.com>: > > >> I find myself passing in the number of total clones as a parameter. > Yes, that's the only way. > > >> I would like to avoid this if possible. > Why? Is it only for cosmetic reasons, or for technical reasons? > > Yes, [clone foo 20 20] might look ugly, but it does the job. Personally, I > haven't ever needed the number of cloned instances inside an instance... but > if you need it frequently, you can make a feature request on GitHub. > > Christof > > On 03.03.2021 20:12, William Huston wrote: >> Is there a way for a clone instance to determine the total number of clones? >> >> Because often the behavior of a clone depends on its relative position >> within a chain of instances. >> >> "I am instance 12 of 100, therefore, I should behave like so...." >> >> I find myself passing in the number of total clones as a parameter. >> I would like to avoid this if possible. >> >> Thanks, >> BH >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> William Huston: williamahus...@gmail.com >> Binghamton NY >> >> Public Service Mapping / Videography / Research / Education / Safety Advocacy >> Blog -- Facebook -- Twitter -- Youtube -- Podcast Blog >> Document collections: VirtualPipelines -- BHDCSDimockArchive >> Please support my work! -- TinyURL.com/DonateToBillHuston >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Pd-list@lists.iem.at >> mailing list >> UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> >> https://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list > _______________________________________________ > Pd-list@lists.iem.at mailing list > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> > https://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
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