Triggering Operations : The Button Box
Button boxes are used for triggering operations. They don’t return anything.
When the button is pressed, an action is executed.
Features
The button box has two inputs
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“text” : the button appellation
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“action” : is simply evaluated, and evaluates upstream connected boxes.
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When the button is pushed, the Listener displays the value returned by the box connected to the second input.
Reminder
Displaying and Editing the Button Box Interface
A Basic Example
Any box or part of a patch to be evaluated by pushing the button can be connected to the second input.
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A Musical Application : an Extended Example
Building a Triad with an Item-List-Box, a Button-Box, and a Check Box
References :
Contents :
- OpenMusic Documentation
- OM User Manual
- OpenMusic QuickStart