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<c74object name="dict.pack" module="max" category="Dictionary">
	<digest>
		Create a dictionary and set its values
	</digest>
	<description>
		Use the <o>dict.pack</o> object to create a dictionary and set its values using dedicated inlets.
	</description>
	<!--METADATA-->
	<metadatalist>
		<metadata name="author">
			Cycling '74
		</metadata>
		<metadata name="tag">
			Dictionary
		</metadata>
	</metadatalist>
	<!--INLETS-->
	<inletlist>
		<inlet id="0" type="INLET_TYPE">
			<digest>
				value for the 'foo' key
			</digest>
			<description>
				TEXT_HERE
			</description>
		</inlet>
		<inlet id="1" type="INLET_TYPE">
			<digest>
			</digest>
			<description>
				TEXT_HERE
			</description>
		</inlet>
	</inletlist>
	<!--OUTLETS-->
	<outletlist>
		<outlet id="0" type="OUTLET_TYPE">
			<digest>
				dictionary output
			</digest>
			<description>
				TEXT_HERE
			</description>
		</outlet>
	</outletlist>
	<!--ARGUMENTS-->
	<objarglist>
		<objarg name="name" optional="1" type="symbol">
			<digest>
				Name of the dictionary to create
			</digest>
		</objarg>
		<objarg name="default-values" optional="1" type="list">
			<digest>
				Dictionary syntax specifying initial keys and values composing the dictionary
			</digest>
			<description>
				Dictionary syntax specifying initial keys and values composing the dictionary. See the &quot;Dictionaries&quot; vignette for more information on dictionary syntax.
			</description>
		</objarg>
	</objarglist>
	<!--MESSAGES-->
	<methodlist>
		<method name="bang">
			<arglist />
			<digest>
				Send out the dictionary
			</digest>
			<description>
				TEXT_HERE
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="int">
			<arglist>
				<arg name="value" optional="0" type="int" />
			</arglist>
			<digest>
				Define the value for the key associated with the inlet
			</digest>
			<description>
				TEXT_HERE
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="float">
			<arglist>
				<arg name="value" optional="0" type="float" />
			</arglist>
			<digest>
				Define the value for the key associated with the inlet
			</digest>
			<description>
				TEXT_HERE
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="list">
			<arglist>
				<arg name="value" optional="0" type="list" />
			</arglist>
			<digest>
				Define the value for the key associated with the inlet
			</digest>
			<description>
				TEXT_HERE
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="anything">
			<arglist>
				<arg name="value" optional="0" type="list" />
			</arglist>
			<digest>
				Define the value for the key associated with the inlet
			</digest>
			<description>
				TEXT_HERE
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="dictionary">
			<arglist>
				<arg name="value" optional="0" type="symbol" />
			</arglist>
			<digest>
				Define the value for the key associated with the inlet
			</digest>
			<description>
				TEXT_HERE
			</description>
		</method>
	</methodlist>
	<!--ATTRIBUTES-->
	<attributelist>
		<attribute name="keys" get="1" set="1" type="symbol" size="256">
			<digest>
				List of keys associated with the inlets
			</digest>
			<description>
				List of keys associated with the inlets
			</description>
			<attributelist>
				<attribute name="basic" get="1" set="1" type="int" size="1" value="1" />
				<attribute name="category" get="1" set="1" type="symbol" size="1" value="Dictionary" />
				<attribute name="label" get="1" set="1" type="symbol" size="1" value="Keys" />
			</attributelist>
		</attribute>
		<attribute name="name" get="1" set="1" type="symbol" size="1">
			<digest>
				Name associated with the created/sent dictionary
			</digest>
			<description>
				Name associated with the created/sent dictionary
			</description>
			<attributelist>
				<attribute name="basic" get="1" set="1" type="int" size="1" value="1" />
				<attribute name="category" get="1" set="1" type="symbol" size="1" value="Dictionary" />
				<attribute name="label" get="1" set="1" type="symbol" size="1" value="Name" />
			</attributelist>
		</attribute>
		<attribute name="triggers" get="1" set="1" type="int" size="256">
			<digest>
				List of inlets that trigger output of the dictionary
			</digest>
			<description>
				List of inlets that trigger output of the dictionary
			</description>
			<attributelist>
				<attribute name="basic" get="1" set="1" type="int" size="1" value="1" />
				<attribute name="category" get="1" set="1" type="symbol" size="1" value="Behavior" />
				<attribute name="label" get="1" set="1" type="symbol" size="1" value="Triggers" />
			</attributelist>
		</attribute>
	</attributelist>
	<!--EXAMPLE-->
	<examplelist />
	<!--SEEALSO-->
	<seealsolist>
		<seealso name="dict.deserialize" />
		<seealso name="dict.group" />
		<seealso name="dict.iter" />
		<seealso name="dict.join" />
		<seealso name="dict.print" />
		<seealso name="dict.route" />
		<seealso name="dict.serialize" />
		<seealso name="dict.slice" />
		<seealso name="dict.strip" />
		<seealso name="dict.unpack" />
		<seealso name="dict.view" />
		<seealso name="dict" />
		<seealso name="dictionaries" module="core" type="vignette" />
	</seealsolist>
	<discussion>
		<b>Note:</b> The colon (:) is a reserved character and is not supported in keys or values.
	</discussion>
</c74object>
