#N canvas 566 107 512 412 12;
#X msg 44 104 bang;
#X text 128 240 creation argument initializes the value;
#X text 271 375 updated for Pd version 0.45;
#X text 84 102 output the value;
#X text 150 133 set and output the value;
#X obj 43 244 symbol foo;
#X obj 69 12 symbol;
#X text 35 37 The symbol object stores a symbol \, Pd's data type for
#X text 35 40 The symbol object stores a symbol \, Pd's data type for
handling fixed strings (often filenames or the names of other objects
in pd).;
#X msg 58 134 symbol bar;
#X symbolatom 44 272 10 0 0 0 - - -;
#X text 186 209 set the value;
#X symbolatom 110 211 10 0 0 0 - - -;
#X msg 64 164 zorglub;
#X text 127 164 any other message is 'converted';
#X text 125 14 - store a symbol (i.e. \, string);
#X text 56 306 note: unlike "float" \, etc. \, there's no "send" message
to forward to another object -- that would conflict with the function
of converting arbitrary messages to symbols.;
#X connect 0 0 5 0;
#X connect 5 0 9 0;
#X connect 8 0 5 0;
#X connect 11 0 5 1;
#X connect 12 0 5 0;
