From ftm
This is a list of the currently supported Functions. For a clear explanation of the differences between Functions and Methods, please refer to the help file of ftm.mess, under the patcher functions & methods.
- sin <num: value> - standard math function
- cos <num: value> - standard math function
- tan <num: value> - standard math function
- asin <num: value> - standard math function
- acos <num: value> - standard math function
- atan <num: value> - standard math function
- sinh <num: value> - standard math function
- cosh <num: value> - standard math function
- tanh <num: value> - standard math function
- abs <num: value> - standard math function - get absolute value
- log <num: value> - standard math function
- logabs <num: value> - standard math function - logarithm of absolute value
- log10 <num: value> - standard math function
- exp <num: value> - standard math function
- sqrt <num: value> - standard math function
- trunc <num: value> - standard math function - truncate to integer value
- round <num: value> - standard math function - round to integer value nearest to current value
- ceil <num: value> - standard math function - round to smallest integral value not less than current value
- floor <num: value> - standard math function - round to largest integral value not less than current value
- lin2db <num: value> - standard math function - convert linear amplitude value to value in decibel
- db2lin <num: value> - standard math function - convert value in decibel to linear amplitude value
- lin2cent <num: value> - standard math function - convert linear value to value in cent
- cent2lin <num: value> - standard math function - convert value in cent to linear value
- new <sym: class name> [<any: instantiation arguments> ...] - create object of given class
- int <num: arg> - convert to integer value
- i alias for 'int'
- float <num: arg> - convert to floating-point value
- f alias for 'float'
- symbol <sym: arg> - convert to symbol
- s alias for 'symbol'
- list [<obj|any: list args>...] - convert objects to list
- listhead [<any: list args> ...] - get list head
- listtail [<any: list args> ...] - get list tail
- listlen [<any: list args> ...] - get list size
- listnth <num: index> [<any: args> >...] - get nth list element (indices starting from 1)
- listelem <num: index> [<any: args> >...] - get list element
- listsub <num: index> <num: len> [<any: args> >...] - get sub-list
- l alias for 'list'
- lhead alias for 'listhead'
- ltail alias for 'listtail'
- llen alias for 'listlen'
- lnth alias for 'listnth'
- lelem alias for 'listelem'
- lsub alias for 'listsub'
- unique - generate unique integer number
- random [<num: min>] <num: max> - generate (float) random number (min <= x < max)
- clip <num: value> [<num: lower boundary>] <num: upper boundary> - clip value
- pow <num: base> <num: exponent> - power
- mod <num: num> <num: denum> - float modulo function
- min [<num: arg> ...] - find minimum
- max [<num: arg> ...] - find maximum
- mag [<num: arg> ...] - magnitude (sqrt of sum of squares)
- arg <num: real part> <num: imaginary part> - argument angle
- hz2midi <num: value in Hz> [<num: tuning frequency (for note # 69, def 440.)>] - convert to MIDI note number
- midi2hz <num: MIDI note number> [<num: tuning frequency (for note # 69, def 440.)>] - convert to frequency in Hz
- cat <any: item>... - concatenate to a single symbol
- basename <sym: filepath> - get filename part of filepath (last component)
- dirname <sym: filepath> - get directory part of filepath (or '.' if no path)
- extension <sym: filepath> - get extension part of filepath (after the last '.')
- stripext <sym: filepath> - remove extension from filepath (including the '.')
- not <num: linear value> - integer negation
- if <num: condition> <any: true value> <any: false value> - choose between two values (both conditional values are evaluated)
- case <num: index> [<any: value for index 1, 2 etc.> ...] - choose between multiple values (all conditional values are evaluated)
- typeof <any: arg> - get class/type name of value or object
- classof <any: arg> - get class/type of value or object
- getid <obj: reference> - get object id
- getobj <symbol: id> - get object by id
- obj <symbol: id> - get object by id
- class <sym: class name> - get class/type by name
- print print value or object
- aa <sym|any: arg> [<any: replacement if arg is #1, #2, etc> [<replacement if arg is 0>]] - replace abstraction argument by default value
- info <'classes'|'class'|'functions'> [<any: args>] [<mat: container>] - get info (post to console window or store into container if given)
- checkversion <num: major version> [<num: minor version> [<num: release>]] - check whether the running FTM corresponds to given version and release
- ftm <sym: FTM system function> <list: arguments>
- FTM alias for 'ftm'
- ftm version - get FTM version as symbol
- ftm exprerrcheck <0|'none'|1|'loose'|2|'normal'|3|'strict'> - set expression evaluation error checking level
- ftm exprerrcheck - get FTM expression evaluation error checking level
- ftm exterrors - post current errors of FTM externals
- version - get FTM version as symbol (deprecated)