Here is seconds.c, which uses <time.h> functions to send the day and time out as a list (out of a single list outlet).<\/p>\n
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\/* seconds.c -\u00a0\r\n<\/span><\/i> this object has 1 inlets and 6 outlets\r\n<\/i> it responds the 'bang' message in the left inlet\r\n<\/i> it responds to the 'assistance' message sent by Max when the mouse is positioned over an inlet or outlet\r\n<\/i> (including an assistance method is optional, but strongly sugggested)\r\n<\/i>*\/\r\n<\/i>#include <time.h>\r\n#include \"m_pd.h\"\r\n\r\ntypedef<\/b> struct<\/b> _seconds \/\/ defines our object's internal variables for each instance in a patch\r\n<\/i>{\r\n t_object x_ob;\r\n t_outlet *x_outlist;\r\n t_atom date[6];\r\n} t_seconds;\r\n\r\nt_class *seconds_class; \/\/ global pointer to the object class - so max can reference the object\u00a0\r\n<\/span><\/i>\/\/ these are prototypes for the methods that are defined below\r\n<\/i>void<\/b> seconds_bang(t_seconds *x);\r\nvoid<\/b> *seconds_new(void<\/b>);\r\nvoid<\/b> seconds_setup(void<\/b>);\r\n\r\n\/\/--------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n<\/i>void<\/b> seconds_setup(void<\/b>)\r\n{\r\n seconds_class = class_new(gensym(\"seconds\"), (t_newmethod)seconds_new, 0, sizeof<\/b>(t_seconds), 0, 0);\r\n class_addbang(seconds_class, seconds_bang);\/\/ the method it uses when it gets a bang in the left inlet\u00a0\r\n<\/span><\/i>}\r\n\r\n\/\/--------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n<\/i>void<\/b> seconds_bang(t_seconds *x) \/\/ x = reference to this instance of the object\u00a0\r\n<\/span><\/i>{\r\n time_t rawTime;\r\n float<\/b> year, month, date, hour, min, sec;\r\n struct<\/b> tm *now;\r\n\r\n time(&rawTime);\r\n now = gmtime(&rawTime);\r\n year = (now->tm_year + 1900);\r\n month = (now->tm_mon + 1);\r\n date = (now->tm_mday);\r\n hour = now->tm_hour;\r\n min = now->tm_min;\r\n sec = now->tm_sec;\r\n SETFLOAT(x->date+0, year);\r\n SETFLOAT(x->date+1, month);\r\n SETFLOAT(x->date+2, date);\r\n SETFLOAT(x->date+3, hour);\r\n SETFLOAT(x->date+4, min);\r\n SETFLOAT(x->date+5, sec);\r\n outlet_list(x->x_outlist, gensym(\"list\"), 6, (x->date));\r\n}\r\n\r\n\/\/--------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\nvoid<\/b> *seconds_new(void<\/b>) \/\/ n = int argument typed into object box (A_DEFLONG) -- defaults to 0 if no args are typed\r\n<\/i>{\r\n t_seconds *x;\/\/ local variable (pointer to a t_seconds data structure <\/i>x = (t_seconds *)pd_new(seconds_class); \/\/ create a new instance of this object\r\n<\/i> x->x_outlist = outlet_new(&x->x_ob, gensym(\"list\"));\r\n return<\/b>(x); \/\/ return a reference to the object instance\u00a0\r\n<\/span><\/i>}<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here is seconds.c, which uses <time.h> functions to send the day and time out as a list (out of a single list outlet). \/* seconds.c –\u00a0 this object has 1 inlets and 6 outlets it responds the ‘bang’ message … Continue reading