Get Network Name from Hardcoded Master FX

[oskarsh]

I have an effect slot which contains a Hardcoded Master FX.
I save my Hardcoded Master FX by using

Engine.addModuleStateToUserPreset('Effect Slot1');

This works fine I can restore all states.
I would like to know which Network is currently loaded inside the Hardcoded Master FX.
By getting the ID of the effect itself I am only getting 'Hardcoded Master FX'. When opening the preset in a text editor, I can see that the network name is saved (so it can be restored).

Is there a way I can get the network name from a Hardcoded Master FX module?

<Processor Type="Hardcoded Master FX" ID="Effect Slot1_Hardcoded Master FX"
                  Bypassed="0" Network="Delay" Time="1.0" Fade="1.0">
...

Thanks in advance!

[d.healey]

@oskarsh Does SlotFX.getCurrentEffectId() work?

[oskarsh]

@d-healey just prints Hardcoded Master FX which is technically correct.

[d.healey]

@oskarsh What about SlotFX.getCurrentEffect()? Does it return the loaded effect from which you can then get the ID?

[oskarsh]

@d-healey getting the effect first then the id yields: Effect Slot1_Hardcoded Master FX.

I feel like this is a special case since the effects were probably designed without having 'sub effects' in mind. I have not yet checked the source code but HISE might be lacking such a function.

[oskarsh]

@d-healey also SlotFX.getCurrentEffect().getAttributeId(index); is only returning the parameters that are assigned.

I think one really cheeky work around would be to define a new parameter inside my ScriptFX named after the Network itself and get it via the getAttributeId(index).

@Christoph-Hart do you have some insights on this topic?

[oskarsh]

@oskarsh said in Get Network Name from Hardcoded Master FX:

I think one really cheeky workaround would be to define a new parameter inside my ScriptFX named after the Network itself and get it via the getAttributeId(index).

This works!
I simply named the first parameter which is not connected to anything with my Network name. By using SlotFX.getCurrentEffect().getAttributeId(0) I can get the corresponding network name.

This almost felt like rubber duck debugging ^^
thanks @d-healey !

[d.healey]

A work around but not a good solution

[whoopsydoodle]

Is there an update to this in 2025?

The solution is hacky and works. I'm just wondering if there is now a "proper" way to do this.

[oskarsh]

@whoopsydoodle yes you can get the Hardcoded FX as a Slot FX and use getCurrrenEffectId()