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<c74object name="fromsymbol" module="max" category="Messages">
	<digest>
		Convert a symbol into numbers/messages
	</digest>
	<description>
		<o>fromsymbol</o> will take the individual characters in a symbol and convert them from a symbol back to numbers/messages.
	</description>
	<!--METADATA-->
	<metadatalist>
		<metadata name="author">
			Cycling '74
		</metadata>
		<metadata name="tag">
			Max
		</metadata>
		<metadata name="tag">
			Messages
		</metadata>
	</metadatalist>
	<!--INLETS-->
	<inletlist>
		<inlet id="0" type="INLET_TYPE">
			<digest>
				Symbol Input to be Analyzed
			</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>
				Input Converted from Symbol
			</digest>
			<description>
				TEXT_HERE
			</description>
		</outlet>
	</outletlist>
	<!--ARGUMENTS-->
	<objarglist>
		<objarg id="0" name="OBJARG_NAME" type="OBJARG_TYPE" optional="0">
			<digest>
				TEXT_HERE
			</digest>
			<description>
				TEXT_HERE
			</description>
		</objarg>
	</objarglist>
	<!--MESSAGES-->
	<methodlist>
		<method name="bang">
			<arglist />
			<digest>
				Convert bang to message
			</digest>
			<description>
				The word <m>bang</m> sent as a part of a symbol will be converted to a message. The message <m>bang</m> will simply pass through to the output.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="int">
			<arglist>
				<arg name="value" optional="0" type="int" />
			</arglist>
			<digest>
				Pass integer to output
			</digest>
			<description>
				Any integer will simply pass through to the output.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="float">
			<arglist>
				<arg name="value" optional="0" type="float" />
			</arglist>
			<digest>
				Pass float to output
			</digest>
			<description>
				Any float will simply pass through to the output.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="anything">
			<arglist>
				<arg name="any symbol" optional="0" type="list" />
			</arglist>
			<digest>
				Convert symbol to numbers/messages
			</digest>
			<description>
				Any symbol will be converted to numbers/messages.
			</description>
		</method>
	</methodlist>
	<!--ATTRIBUTES-->
	<attributelist>
		<attribute name="separator" get="1" set="1" type="symbol" size="1">
			<digest>
				Separator
			</digest>
			<description>
				Define the separator character or symbol to be used when converting the symbol to a message. The default separator is a space.
			</description>
			<attributelist>
				<attribute name="basic" get="1" set="1" type="int" size="1" value="1" />
				<attribute name="default" get="1" set="1" type="symbol" size="1" value="nothing" />
				<attribute name="label" get="1" set="1" type="symbol" size="1" value="Separator" />
			</attributelist>
		</attribute>
	</attributelist>
	<!--EXAMPLE-->
	<examplelist>
		<example img="fromsymbol.png" />
	</examplelist>
	<!--SEEALSO-->
	<seealsolist>
		<seealso name="regexp" />
		<seealso name="sprintf" />
		<seealso name="tosymbol" />
		<seealso name="zl" />
		<seealso name="communicationschapter02" module="max" type="tutorial" />
	</seealsolist>
	<misc name="Output">
		<entry name="messages, lists, or numbers">
			<description>
				A list of numbers or messages which correspond to the contents of the original symbol.
			</description>
		</entry>
	</misc>
</c74object>
