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1.1 KiB
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86 lines
1.1 KiB
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CLASS::Post
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summary::posts text to the post window
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categories:: Files
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DESCRIPTION::
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The class Post is a stream destination. Its main use is that it can sometimes make code more readable and execution slightly more efficient.
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code::
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Post <<< a << " " <<< b << " " <<< c << " " <<< d << Char.nl;
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vs
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code::
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(a.asCompileString + b.asCompileString + c.asCompileString + d.asCompileString).postln;
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warning::
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<< also means object left shift.
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CLASSMETHODS::
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method::<<
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Post as string
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code::
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Post << "string";
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method::<<<
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Post as compile string
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code::
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Post <<< "string";
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method::comma
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Prints a comma
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code::
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Post.comma;
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method::space
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Prints a space
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code::
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Post.space;
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method::nl
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Prints a newline
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code::
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Post.nl;
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method::ff
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Prints the char $\f
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code::
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Post.ff;
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method::tab
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Prints a tab
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code::
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Post.tab;
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EXAMPLES::
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code::
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a = "a string";
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b = 'a symbol';
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c = 4;
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d = [1,2,3,4,a,b];
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// post as string
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Post << a << Char.nl;
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// post as compile string
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Post <<< a << Char.nl;
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// post as string
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Post << d << Char.nl;
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// post as compile string
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Post <<< d << Char.nl;
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//This is the equivalent of :
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d.postln;
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//or
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d.asCompileString.postln;
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