Hi all,

I am playing with connection between max msp and processing. So far I can send single numbers from max and assign them to variables in processing, but how do I send an array of numbers from max into processing?

Here's what I tried to do:

import maxlink.*;

MaxLink link = new MaxLink(this, "message_board"); // get all messages from max link object - refer to object name
public float num1, num2, num3, num4, num5;

public int out1, out2, out3;
int posX, posY;

String oldMessage = "";
String message = "";
int messageCount = 0;
// array to contain numbers an array sent from max
float [] numbers = new float[3];


void setup() {
 size(300,300);
 background(20);
 // inlets from max to processing
 link.declareInlet("num1");
 link.declareInlet("num2");
 link.declareInlet("num3");
 link.declareInlet("num4");
 link.declareInlet("num5");
 // array from max
 num3 = numbers[]; // Here I would like the input from mac - inlet 3 is an array to be written into an array in processing
 
}

void draw() {
 drawMessage();

 stroke(250);
 line(20, 300, 20, num1);
 stroke(250);
 line(30, 300, 30, num2);
 stroke(250);
 line(40, 300, 40, num3);
 
 ellipseColor();
 mouseAction();
 arrayFromMax();
}



// this method must be public - if a message number is different than previous, then notice it!
public void setMessage(String newMessage) {
 messageCount++;
 link.output(messageCount);
 oldMessage = message;
 message = newMessage;
}

void drawMessage() {
 background(20);

 if (oldMessage != "") text("previous message: " + oldMessage, 37, 80);
}

// these two circles will be white if box is checked in max and grey otherwise
void ellipseColor() {
 if(num4==1) {
   fill(255);
   noStroke();
   ellipse(200, 30, 20, 20);
 } else {
   fill(100);
   noStroke();
   ellipse(200, 30, 20, 20);
 }

if(num5==1) {
   fill(255);
   noStroke();
   ellipse(200, 57, 20, 20);
 } else {
   fill(100);
   noStroke();
   ellipse(200, 57, 20, 20);
 }
 
}

// mouseClick and x/y coordinates will be sent to maxlink object in max
void mouseAction() {
 posX=mouseX;
 posY=mouseY;
 
 if(mousePressed) {
   out1=1;
 } else {
  out1=0;
 }
 link.output(1,out1);
 
 noStroke();
 fill(255);
 rect(posX, posY, 20, 20);
 //println("posX");
 out2=posX;
 out3=posY;
 link.output(2,out2);
 link.output(3,out3);
}

void arrayFromMax() {
 fill(255);
 line(numbers[0], 50, numbers[1], 50);
}