getValueNormalized

[d.healey]

Why isn't there a getValueNormalized function for sliders/knobs? and why is there such a function for buttons (I can't see the use for it)?

[Christoph Hart]

Sliders do have this function:

Content.makeFrontInterface(600, 500);
const var Knob = Content.addKnob("Knob", 76, 19);
// [JSON Knob]
Content.setPropertiesFromJSON("Knob", {
  "min": -100,
  "max": 0,
  "saveInPreset": 0,
  "mode": "Decibel",
  "stepSize": 0.1,
  "middlePosition": -12,
  "suffix": " dB"
});
// [/JSON Knob]

Knob.set("saveInPreset", false);;
Knob.setValue(-18.0);
Console.print(Knob.getValueNormalized()); // 0.34...

But I noticed, you have to explicitly set the middlePosition for non trivial modes like Decibel etc. for it to work correctly...

It's there for buttons, because it's a generic function for every component (it's defined in the base class of all components) so you can even get the normalised value from a viewport, which makes even less sense :)

[d.healey]

I see, I thought it wasn't there because it's not showing up in my API list