[maxmsp] $? Newbie question

The $1 means that this part of the message can be substituted on the fly 
for an incoming float or int value. Here's a simple example:

#P window setfont "Sans Serif" 9.;
#P number 94 82 35 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 221 221 221 222 222 222 0 0 0;
#P message 94 175 167 196617;
#P window linecount 1;
#P message 94 117 135 196617 dollar one exchanged for \$1;
#P newex 94 149 62 196617 prepend set;
#P connect 3 0 1 0;
#P connect 0 0 2 0;
#P connect 1 0 0 0;
#P window clipboard copycount 4;

If the message box receives a list, you can do the same for several of 
the list members using $1, $2, $3, etc:

#P window setfont "Sans Serif" 9.;
#P message 393 236 152 196617;
#P window linecount 1;
#P message 393 178 156 196617 red = \$1 | green = \$2 | blue = \$3;
#P newex 393 210 62 196617 prepend set;
#P message 428 146 167 196617 1 136 0;
#P newex 428 120 62 196617 prepend set;
#P user swatch 393 73 128 32;
#P connect 0 0 4 0;
#P connect 0 0 1 0;
#P connect 4 0 3 0;
#P connect 3 0 5 0;
#P connect 1 0 2 0;
#P window clipboard copycount 6;

If you search the Max manuals for $2 you might find more info on it. I 
know it's there somewhere, but don't recall exactly which of the pdfs or 
where.

Best,
Trond




Peter wrote:
> Can somebody explain me the $ chrachter as fi. in the following objects:
> line $1 50
> or
> /Fader.x $1
> I understand the 50 or the /Fader.x, but what does the $1 do?
> 
> Thanks for your patience!
> 
> 
> Peter
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