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1.3 KiB
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39 lines
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CLASS::LibraryBase
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summary::Abstract global storage class
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categories:: Collections
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DESCRIPTION::
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Base class for link::Classes/Library:: and link::Classes/Archive::
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There is only one global instance: Archive.global, or Library.global, which is initialized automatically in the subclasses.
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CLASSMETHODS::
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method::global
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Subclass responsibility
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method::clear
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Clear the dictionary
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method::at
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Access the dictionary at a path with keys. The keys may be any object, but are usually link::Classes/Symbol::s.
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method::put
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Store an object in the dictionary at a path, given as a list of keys and the object to be stored as last argument. The keys may be any object, but are usually link::Classes/Symbol::s.
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method::atList
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Access the dictionary at a path, given as a list of keys. The keys may be any object, but are usually link::Classes/Symbol::s.
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method::putList
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Store an object in the dictionary at a path, given as a list of keys and the object to be stored as last argument. The keys may be any object, but are usually link::Classes/Symbol::s.
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EXAMPLES::
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code::
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// an example from the subclass Library:
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Library.put(\multi, \level, \addressing, \system, "i'm the thing you are putting in here");
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Library.at(\multi, \level, \addressing, \system).postln;
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Library.atList([\multi, \level, \addressing, \system]).postln;
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