How to call a function with input from button

[EnzoF04]

I have a button and a function. I want the function to be modular so I can call this function for different resolution of random numbers. Say a parameter has a resolution of 8 (0-7) or 32 (0-31) I can call the function with ‘randomizeValue(8)’ or ‘randomizeValue(32)’. But how do I get this done from a button? I can call the function ‘randomizeValue’ from the ‘Called when a mouse is down on this component’ menu but I can’t give a value as input for the function.

Any ideas? Thanks!

[human fly]

hi,
you can have a generic random function you call whenever you need it that applies to the min and max of the target parameter. have a look at the D-110 thread and the later panels uploaded towards the end of the thread. the envelopes have a random button, check the method associated with that.

[goodweather]

Your issue: “I can call the function ‘randomizeValue’ from the ‘Called when a mouse is down on this component’ menu but I can’t give a value as input for the function”

Some explanations:

Called when the mouse is down is the equivalent of “On click” event. You get a static view of the component which is in the modulator.
To reach the value of the modulator, you need to do
comp:getOwner():getModulatorValue()

To get a dynamic value changing when you turn a modulator, you should use “Called when the Modulator values changes”. You can then directly use the variable called “value”

For a randomizer:
– create a button “Randomize”
– attach a method to it “Called when the Modulator values changes”
– in that method, code the things you want to randomize
– you already have you modulators as variables (mod…)
– you can get min and max values of them by using mod:getMaxModulatorValue() and mod:getMinModulatorValue()

[EnzoF04]

Thanks for the clarification! This helps! (again)

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