Event Types

Description

Enumerator to identify the different types of events. See Event Constructor and Event for details.

Available in: Processor.

Event Types

The event type can be determined with these names or indices.

Index	Name	Description
1	EventType.noteOn	Note-on events.
2	EventType.noteOff	Note-off events.
3	EventType.controller	Continuous controller events.
4	EventType.noteExpression	Note expression events.
5	EventType.programChange	Only used for Standard MIDI files.

Example

-- print the event type
function printEventType(event)
    if event.type == EventType.noteOn then
        print("Note-on event received!")
    elseif event.type == EventType.noteOff then
        print("Note-off event received!")
    elseif event.type == EventType.controller then
        print("Controller event received!")
    elseif event.type == EventType.noteExpression then
        print("Note Expression event received!")
    end
end

function onNote(event)
    printEventType(event)
    postEvent(event)
end
 
function onRelease(event)
    printEventType(event)
    postEvent(event)
end
  
function onController(event)
    printEventType(event)
    postEvent(event)
end
  
function onNoteExpression(event)
    printEventType(event)
    -- postEvent(event), not needed for note expression
end

See Also: Event Constructor, Event

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