*

Multiply two numbers, output the result

Description

* takes any two given numbers, multiplies them together, and outputs the result upon receiving input in the left inlet.

Arguments

Name	Type	Opt	Description
initial-multiplier	int or float	opt	Sets the initial value, to be multiplied by a number received in the left inlet. A float argument causes the numbers to be multiplied as floats.

Messages

bang		In left inlet: Performs the multiplication with the numbers currently stored. If there is no argument, * initially holds 0 as a multiplier.
int	input [int]	In left inlet: The number is multiplied by the number in the right inlet, and the result is sent out the outlet.
(inlet1)	multiplier [int]	In right inlet: The number is stored for multiplication with a number received in the left inlet.
float	input [float]	Converted to int before multiplication, unless * has a float argument.
set	set-input [int]	In left inlet: The word set, followed by a number, sets the inlet's input without causing output.

Information for box attributes common to all objects

Output

float: Only if there is an argument with a decimal point.

int: The product of the two numbers received in the inlets.

Examples

Multiplied as ints... Floats are truncated before multiplication... ...unless there is a float argument

See Also

Name	Description
Max Tutorial 6: Simple Math in Max	Max Tutorial 6: Simple Math in Max