Display and output a number Display, input, and output floating-point numbers in a number box. Cycling '74 Max U/I Set Displayed Number and Repeat to Output TEXT_HERE Output Incoming or Entered Number TEXT_HERE bang When Tab Key Pressed TEXT_HERE TEXT_HERE TEXT_HERE Output the current value Sends the currently displayed number out the outlet. Convert, store, display and output value The number received in the inlet is stored and displayed in the number box and sent out the outlet. Store, display and output value The number received in the inlet is stored and displayed in the number box and sent out the outlet. Set the maximum value limit The word max, followed by a number, sets the maximum value that can be displayed or sent out by the number box. The word max by itself sets the maximum to None (removes a prior maximum value constraint). Set the minimum value limit The word min, followed by a number, sets the minimum value that can be displayed or sent out by the number box. The word min by itself sets the minimum to None (removes a prior minimum value constraint). Edit and output the float value Clicking and dragging up and down on the number box with the mouse (when the patcher window is locked) moves the displayed value up and down, and outputs the new values continuously.
In the float number box, dragging to the left of the decimal point changes the value in increments of 1. Dragging to the right of the decimal point changes the fractional part of the number in increments of 0.01.
When the active patcher window is locked, numbers can be entered into a number box by clicking on it with the mouse and typing in a number on the computer keyboard. Typing the Return or Enter keys on Macintosh or the Enter key on Windows, or clicking outside the number box, sends the number out the outlet. Select for keyboard input The word select will make the number box active so that you can type numbers straight into it (click on any empty space in a locked patcher to deselect it). Store and display value with no output The word set, followed by a number, sets the stored and displayed value to that number without triggering output. Background Color Sets the color for the number box object's displayed/unclicked background. Border Color Sets the color for the number box object's outline. Legacy RGB alias brgba is a legacy RGB alias for the bgcolor RGBA attribute. See here for more information. Can't Change Toggles the ability to disallow changes with the mouse or the computer keyboard. The default is 0 (mouse/keyboard output active). Legacy RGB alias frgba is a legacy RGB alias for the textcolor RGBA attribute. See here for more information. Highlighted Background Color Sets the RGBA values for the background of the number box when it is highlighted or being updated. Highlighted Text Color Sets the RGBA values for the number values displayed by the number box when it is highlighted or being updated. Highlighted Triangle Color Sets the highlight color for the triangle inside the number box object that indicates that the contents are editable. Maximum Sets the maximum value that can be displayed or sent out by the number box. Minimum Sets the minimum value that can be displayed or sent out by the number box. Send Value on Mouse Up Toggles the ability to send a number only when the mouse button is released, rather than continuously. The default is 0 (continuous display). Number of Decimal Places Specifies the number of decimal places used when displaying a value. Send Value on Mouse Click Toggles outputting a value on mouse click. Parameter Mode Enable Enables use of this object with Max for Live Parameters and allows for setting initial parameter values in the Max environment. Legacy RGB alias rgba2 is a legacy RGB alias for the htextcolor RGBA attribute. See here for more information. Legacy RGB alias rgba3 is a legacy RGB alias for the hbgcolor RGBA attribute. See here for more information. Legacy RGB alias rgba4 is a legacy RGB alias for the bordercolor RGBA attribute. See here for more information. Text Color Sets the color for the number box object's displayed/unclicked number values. Draw Triangle Toggles the drawing of a triangular arrow pointing to the number in the number box. The default is 1 (draw the triangle). Triangle Color Sets the color for the triangle inside the number box object that indicates that the contents are editable. Triangle Scale Factor Scales the size of the triangle drawn in the number box. Color... menu item Choosing the Color... menu item from the Object menu when the object is selected opens a color picker, permitting adjustment to the appearance of the number box. Note: The way floating-point numbers are stored on your computer means that not all numbers can be represented. This means that you will often see values such as 2.3 displayed as 2.29999. Clicking in the Float Display Correction checkbox in the Interface pane of the Max Preferences Window will make the Max application round numbers and truncates them at what it guesses is the least significant digit. The number displayed in the number box is sent out the outlet. Numbers received in the inlet or typed on the computer keyboard can exceed the limits of the number box, but the value that gets stored, displayed, and sent out will automatically be limited to the specified range. The number displayed in the number box is sent out the outlet. Numbers received in the inlet or typed on the computer keyboard can exceed the limits of the number box, but the value that gets stored, displayed, and sent out will automatically be limited to the specified range.