As the title of this suggests, is there such a internal message that allows me to remove an object in puredata... I know there is a message "disconnect" that disconnects the patch cords...

but is there a way of actually removing the object itself.

if not a internal message then im open to other suggestions on how to dynamically remove and object

thanks

There are 3 options that I am aware of:

1. Easiest but not Vanilla: [iemguts/canvasdelete]. Once this object is loaded, you can send a delete message to the canvas, ie. "delete 2" will delete the 2nd object on the canvas (0 being the first). Note that you send this message to the canvas itself, not the [canvasdelete] object. The object just needs to be there in the patch, even if nothing is connected to it.

2. A "clear" message will delete everything in a patch window. This is usually no good, but depending on your needs you might be able to make a small sub-patch with one object plus a send and receive. The send and receive will be deleted as well, so you'll need to recreate and reconnect these if you want to re-make the object (inlets and outlets should be avoided for the same reason). But this can still work.

3. The other is a horrible hack involving simulated mouse messages. Basically you send all the messages that the mouse would have sent to delete the object (go to this coordinate, select the object, press delete, etc). This is documented (badly) in manuals-->pd-msg-->1... --> 3.2 cut_paste.

1 is definitely the easiest, if you can afford to use externals.

Wow thank you, I will check it out...

@LiamG Is there any better way of referencing an object. its just a bit awkward referencing them by the order in which they were added to the canvas... ?

@woodybriggs unfortunately.......... no.......
as in all programming you will have to apply some rigour.... computers being particularly stupid after all.......
You might (?) find it easier to build a whole abstraction with (and) /without the piece that you want to delete. So you could have 2 objects, and switch between them........... Or an object that you clear and rebuild with messages....... Both of those solutions would allow you to implement any changes more easily in the future, but I think that the first would be easier........
David.

As David said, making abstractions or subpatches to hold the objects you want to delete is the easiest way. There is also an object [iemguts/canvasselect] that will help you find the number of a selected object.

Ahh this is brilliant thanks...

Would anyone know of a guide that can help me through compiling libpd with externals?
im pretty new with makefiles and all that so im not really sure where to start