[maxmsp] Re: Question-Max Reference manual example for "route"

On 6/14/07, mzed <mzed at cnmat.berkeley.edu> wrote:
>
>
> It seems like you are misunderstanding what route does.  Based on the
> first item in a list, it sends the rest of the list to an output.  If it
> doesn't have a match for the first item, it sends the *whole* list out the
> rightmost outlet.
>
> So, in the example:
>
> 7 is the third argument.  The list "7 start 1536" in the input would send
> "start 1536" out the third outlet.  (Connect a print object if you don't
> believe me.) There are no arguments that match "6". So, all of "6 doesn't
> match" is sent out the right outlet.
>
> Route only operates on the first item in a list, which could be any
> length.  The number of items in the list is irrelevant.
>
> mz


I almost had some clarity, then I opened the patch again :).
Going by what you are saying that "start 1536 is going out the right outlet
due to no argument match.
Yet in the 32 75 list - 32 is an argument, 75 is not, yet 75 is going out
the left most outlet.

DA


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