#N canvas 257 83 817 492 12;
#X text 114 264 creation argument initializes the value, f 21;
#X text 54 128 output the value;
#X text 129 159 set and output the value;
#X obj 29 272 symbol foo;
#X msg 44 160 symbol bar;
#X symbolatom 29 310 10 0 0 0 - - - 0;
#X text 172 235 set the value;
#X symbolatom 96 237 10 0 0 0 - - - 0;
#X msg 50 190 zorglub;
#X text 113 190 any other message is 'converted';
#X symbolatom 509 254 16 0 0 0 - - - 0;
#X symbolatom 653 185 16 0 0 0 - - - 0;
#X obj 509 216 symbol cis\ boom\ bah;
#X msg 509 121 symbol hey\\\,\\\ stop;
#X obj 484 161 bng 19 250 50 0 empty empty empty 17 7 0 10 #dfdfdf #000000 #000000;
#X obj 29 343 print;
#X obj 509 285 print;
#X msg 525 160 hi\ there;
#X text 436 61 Note you can also use backslashes to escape spaces and other special characters (comma \, semicolons \, dollar signs and backslash)., f 50;
#X obj 34 14 symbol;
#X text 90 13 - store a symbol (i.e. \, string);
#X text 32 455 see also:;
#X obj 207 456 float;
#X text 599 453 updated for Pd version 0.52;
#N canvas 685 120 581 310 reference 0;
#X text 119 115 symbol -;
#X obj 8 52 cnv 5 550 5 empty empty INLETS: 8 18 0 13 #202020 #000000 0;
#X obj 7 85 cnv 1 550 1 empty empty 1st: 8 12 0 13 #9f9f9f #000000 0;
#X obj 8 204 cnv 2 550 2 empty empty OUTLET: 8 12 0 13 #202020 #000000 0;
#X obj 8 241 cnv 2 550 2 empty empty ARGUMENT: 8 12 0 13 #202020 #000000 0;
#X obj 7 278 cnv 5 550 5 empty empty empty 8 18 0 13 #202020 #000000 0;
#X obj 7 165 cnv 1 550 1 empty empty 2nd: 8 12 0 13 #7c7c7c #000000 0;
#X obj 44 18 symbol;
#X text 105 134 anything -;
#X text 96 17 - store a symbol (i.e. \, string).;
#X text 133 94 bang - output the stored symbol., f 49;
#X text 123 214 symbol - the stored symbol., f 49;
#X text 123 176 symbol - stores the symbol (no output)., f 49;
#X text 182 134 converts to symbol \, stores it and outputs it.;
#X text 181 115 stores the symbol received and outputs it.;
#X text 113 252 1) symbol - initially stored symbol (default: empty symbol).;
#X restore 612 15 pd reference;
#X obj 9 51 cnv 1 800 1 empty empty empty 8 12 0 13 #000000 #000000 0;
#X obj 9 436 cnv 1 800 1 empty empty empty 8 12 0 13 #000000 #000000 0;
#X text 709 16 <= click;
#X obj 257 455 int;
#X text 14 66 The [symbol] object stores a symbol \, Pd's data type for handling fixed strings (often filenames \, array names \, send/receive names or the names of other objects in pd).;
#X text 149 321 NOTE: unlike [float] \, [int] \, [value] \, [list store] and [pointer] \, there's no "send" message to forward to another object -- that would conflict with the function of converting arbitrary messages to symbols., f 86;
#X obj 291 455 list store;
#X obj 29 128 bng 19 250 50 0 empty empty empty 17 7 0 10 #dfdfdf #000000 #000000;
#X obj 106 455 makefilename;
#X text 149 381 ALSO NOTE: You can't convert floats to symbol with [symbol] \, but if you need it you can use [makefilename] \, which is a powerful symbol formatter., f 86;
#X connect 3 0 5 0;
#X connect 4 0 3 0;
#X connect 5 0 15 0;
#X connect 7 0 3 1;
#X connect 8 0 3 0;
#X connect 10 0 16 0;
#X connect 11 0 12 1;
#X connect 12 0 10 0;
#X connect 13 0 12 0;
#X connect 14 0 12 0;
#X connect 17 0 12 0;
#X connect 32 0 3 0;
