Description
Enumerator to identify the different types of events of the Event object.
Available in: Processor.
Event Types
The event type can be determined with these names or indices:
| Name | Index | Description |
| EventType.noteOn | 1 | Note-on events. |
| EventType.noteOff | 2 | Note-off events. |
| EventType.controller | 3 | Continuous controller events. |
| EventType.noteExpression | 4 | Note expression events. |
| EventType.programChange | 5 | 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 Class