hi!
whether it is possible to get $0 of parent patch
(not passing it as a creation argument)?

or more abstract: can i get the creation args (include $0) of the parent patch?

question was how to make it easier than writing [mypatch $0 $1 ...]
but what you suggest - monstrously complex

The only way to get the $0 for a parent patch is via message passing. So [mypatch $0 ] would be the simplest method.

Is it possible to get the name of the parent patch? So an abstraction can get the name of its parent...a bit like [getdir]

I think I asked this a few years back and the response was a little sketchy. Things might have changed since then

GridFlow has objects that can get the parent $0 and patchname. I can't remember their exact names offhand, but there in the [gf/canvas_*] group of objects.

Hello, fellow PDites.

Good moment for me to contribute, given I'm the beneficiary of much great info on this forum. Thanks to all.

In pd-extended, iemlib has an object that works a treat:

parentdollarzero

thanx all
parentdollarzero would be exactly that i need, but it not works O_o
(pd-0.42.5-ext, winxp)
GridFlow too far from my goals.

mozz, try prefixing the object name with the library name, like this:

[iemlib/parentdollarzero]

FWIW, I'm on the same setup as yourself and it's working OK for me.

osc~

all libraries are loaded on startup.
parrentdollarzero loads but not works: i bang inlet but get nothing

Try placing the parentdollarzero object in a new patch, saving that, then creating an instance of that patch in another new patch. It's working for me. Here, I've attached a patch for you...

http://www.pdpatchrepo.info/hurleur/parentdollarzero.zip

strange it works now
oh it's a symbol not float
thnx!

no probs!