Default methods?

Questions
1

Hi,

I understand that
Synth(“blahblah”);
is equivalent to
Synth.new(“blahblah”), so I figure that .new is this object’s default
method. How can I find out about default methods for objects in general?

Thanks!

2

see: Syntax Shortcuts | SuperCollider 3.12.2 Help

Best,
Paul

3

Thanks Paul,

now I understand that there are no default methods but
Something(1,2) is a shortcut for Something.new(1,2)

much appreciated!
P

4

I think that somewhere, new might be called a “default method selector” for literal class names.

There’s also value for instances:

f = { |n| n.rand };

f.value(5);  // receiver = f, method = value, argument = 5

f.(5);  // same

The dot is necessary to distinguish this from “function call syntax” where f(5) would try to call a method f on the receiver 5. The dot isn’t necessary for literal classes because those are already distinguished by the uppercase keyword.

hjh