Convert a string to a symbol Adds a string to Max's symbol table (if not already present) and sends the symbol to the outlet. Cycling '74 string string in TEXT_HERE string in TEXT_HERE symbol out TEXT_HERE Trigger output Reprocess previously received string and trigger output. Convert an integer to a string. Convert an incoming integer to a string, then process as described for the string message. Convert a floating-point number to a string. Convert an incoming floating-point number to a string, then process as described for the string message. Convert a list to a string. Convert an incoming list to a string, then process as described for the string message. Convert a list to a string. Convert an incoming list to a string, then process as described for the string message. Convert a string to a symbol If the string is not already in Max's symbol table, it will be added. Symbols are the usual way that Max works with strings (pre-string objects). In contrast to symbols, strings have no maximum length (a symbol cannot be longer than 32767 bytes) and aren't permanently allocated (a symbol's memory isn't freed until Max quits).