FunctionDef : Object

If set to false, no default values are appended // "a, b, c" { |a = 9, b = 10, c| a + b }.def.argumentString(withDefaultValues: false);

If set to true, ellipsis characters (" ... ") are appended// "a = 9, b = 10 ... c" { |a = 9, b = 10 ... c| a + b }.def.argumentString(withEllipsis: true); // "a = 9, b = 10, c" { |a = 9, b = 10 ... c| a + b }.def.argumentString(withEllipsis: false);

If set to true, return the string for an array that represents all arguments. The other arguments are set to false.// "[a, b] ++ c" { |a = 9, b = 10 ... c| a + b }.def.argumentString(asArray: true);

A function to which a string is passed that represents the array of all arguments. It should return a string that can be interpreted.// basic usage f = { |x, y| x.squared + y.squared }; // a function a = f.def.makeFuncModifierString({ |argString| "%.scramble".format(argString) }); a.interpret.value(4, 5) // use as a macro: multichannel expansion like in flop f = { |x, y = 1| if(x > 0) { 1 } { 0 } * y }; // some function // generate the body of a function that has a free and yet undefined variable "func" // -> "{ arg x, y = 1; ([x, y]).flop.collect { |x| func.valueArray(x) } }" a = f.def.makeFuncModifierString({ |str| str ++ ".flop.collect { |x| func.valueArray(x) }" }); // wrap that body into a function that takes "func" as argument and returns the function above // now we have a valid code for a function: // -> "{ |func| { arg x, y = 1; [x, y].flop.collect { |x| func.valueArray(x) } } }" b = "{ |func| % }".format(a); // interpret the code to a function g = b.interpret; // pass the function f to g, which returns a function from a where "func" is bound to f h = g.value(f); // we can now use h in place of f, but all arguments are multichannel expanded: f.([1, 0], [6, 7]); // does not work h.([1, 0], [6, 7]); // [6, 0] // and the new function supports the same keywords arguments: h.(x:(-2..2), y:(-2..2)); // this functionality is implemented for function in the method "flop" h = f.flop; h.([1, 0], [6, 7]); // [6, 0]