Fdef is a placeholder for functions. Fdef allows dynamically replacing functions while they are being used.
See also: Maybe and the JITLib overview.
| key |
if no instance exists with this name, create a new one, otherwise return the existing one. |
| val |
If a Function is given, replace the old function with the new one. |
Fdef(\x, { 8 + 9 });Fdef(\y, Fdef(\x) - 3);Fdef(\y).value;Fdef(\x, 3);Fdef(\y).value;Fdef(\x, { |x=0| x });Fdef(\x).value(8);Fdef(\y).value(8);z = Fdef(\x) * Fdef(\y) + { 1.0.rand };z.value;z.value(400);xxxxxxxxxx// sound example(s.boot;SynthDef("gpdef", { arg out=0, freq=440, sustain=0.05, amp=0.1; var env; env = EnvGen.kr(Env.perc(0.01, sustain), doneAction: Done.freeSelf) * amp; Out.ar(out, SinOsc.ar(freq, 0, env)) }).add;)// fork a thread that plays some sounds(Fdef(\freq, 440);Fdef(\dur, 0.2);fork { loop { s.sendMsg("/s_new", "gpdef", -1, 1,1, \freq, Fdef(\freq).value); Fdef(\dur).value.wait; }};)// some modificationsFdef(\freq, Fdef(\midinote, 60).midicps);Fdef(\midinote, { [67, 64, 65].choose });Fdef(\midinote, { [67, 64, 65].choose } + Fdef(\offset));Fdef(\offset, { 4.rand });Fdef(\dur, 0.23);