List of functions

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)