when

What's the time?

Description

The when object lets you obtain the current time of a transport in ticks and bars/beats/units.

Arguments

None.

Messages

bang		Equivalent to anything.
int	any number [int]	Equivalent to anything.
float	any number [float]	Equivalent to anything.
list	any list [list]	Equivalent to anything.
anything	any-message [list]	Any list or message causes the current time expressed in bars/beats/units to be sent out the left outlet, and the current time in ticks to be sent out the right outlet.

Attributes

Name	Type	g/s	Description
transport	symbol		The name of a transport object with which to associate. By default, the master transport is used.

Information for box attributes common to all objects

Examples

See Also

Name	Description
metro	Output a bang at regular intervals
translate	Convert between different units of time
timepoint	Output a bang when a transport reaches a specific time
transport	Output a bang when a transport reaches a certain time