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<vignette name="The PolyBuffer Object" package="Max" rankfactor="1"><h1>The PolyBuffer Object</h1><p>
		The PolyBuffer object in JS is a companion to the <o>polybuffer~</o> object you create in a Max patcher.
		It provides the ability to access a group of buffer~ objects associated with a name.
	</p><h2>PolyBuffer Constructor</h2><code language="javascript">var d = new PolyBuffer("name");</code><p>
		If no name is provided as an argument then instantiation will fail.
	</p><h2>PolyBuffer Properties Overview</h2><p>The following properties mirror the attributes of the same name from the Max <o>polybuffer~</o> object.
	See the <o>polybuffer~</o> reference for more details.</p><jsproperty_list name="Polybuffer"><jsproperty name="name" get="1" set="0" type="symbol">
    	</jsproperty><jsproperty name="count" get="1" set="0" type="symbol">
    	</jsproperty><jsproperty name="size" get="1" set="0" type="Number">
    	</jsproperty></jsproperty_list><h2>PolyBuffer Methods Overview</h2><p>The following methods mirror the messages of the same name from the Max <o>polybuffer~</o> object.
	See the <o>polybuffer~</o> reference for more details.</p><jsmethod_list name="Polybuffer"><jsmethod name="open">
  		</jsmethod><jsmethod name="wclose">
  		</jsmethod><jsmethod name="readfolder"><arglist><arg name="folder path" type="String"/></arglist></jsmethod><jsmethod name="writefolder"><arglist><arg name="folder path" type="String"/></arglist></jsmethod><jsmethod name="append"><arglist><arg name="soundfile path" type="String"/></arglist></jsmethod><jsmethod name="appendempty"><arglist><arg name="duration" type="Number"/><arg name="channels" type="Number"/></arglist></jsmethod><jsmethod name="clear">
  		</jsmethod><jsmethod name="print">
  		</jsmethod><jsmethod name="send"><arglist><arg name="index" type="Number"/><arg name="message" type="Anything"/></arglist></jsmethod></jsmethod_list>

  	The following methods are unique to the JS Polybuffer object.
	<jsmethod_list name="Unique Polybuffer"><jsmethod name="dump"><description>
		    	Return an array containing index, name, path, duration, channel, and sample rate.
		    </description></jsmethod><jsmethod name="getshortname"><arglist><arg name="filename" type="symbol"/></arglist><description>
		    	Return an array containing names of the buffer~ objects and file names.
		    </description></jsmethod><jsmethod name="getbufferlist"><arglist><arg name="filename" type="symbol"/></arglist><description>
		    	Return an array containing names of all the buffer~ objects.
		    </description></jsmethod></jsmethod_list>
	<h2>Examples</h2>

	<p>Example code can be found in the "JavaScript" tab of the <o>polybuffer~</o> help patcher.</p>

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