OpenMusic Reference
conditional
conditional
(control module) -- evaluates a series of patches, returning the first non- nil value
Syntax
conditional test &rest addtest
Inputs
| name | data type(s) | comments |
|---|---|---|
| test | any | |
| addtest | any | repeatable; additional patches to evaluate |
Output
| output | data type(s) | comments |
|---|---|---|
| first | any | the results of the first patch returning a non-nil value |
Description
conditional takes as many inputs as needed. They can be of any data type, and will be evaluated from left to right. The first patch returning a value other than nil is passed to the output. If all the evaluations return nil, nil is returned. This function is generally used with omif .
Examples
Using conditional with omif .
Here, the value 2 is passed to four different omif functions comparing it with the values 0-3. Only the third omif will return the name associated with it, the rest will return nil. conditional will thus return the value at its third input:
? OM->sylvie
Connecting a different number to the inputs of the omif functions will change the output to another of the associated names.
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