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Bind

Bind arguments to positional or named parameters in the given function or graph.

The result is a new graph that can be called with fewer arguments. Specifically, any positional arguments that were left unassigned in the Bind usage remain as positional arguments in the resulting function. Any named arguments that were used in Bind will be fixed to the given values in the resulting function, and this assignment will take precedence over any later bindings to the same names. Expert tips: Bind with positional arguments only is a form of partial function application and is analogous to bind() functions in many of today's programming languages. Bind with name-value arguments can be used to assign values to free placeholders in an free-form graph, similar to the "let" clause in some functional programming languages. More Info... Version 1.0.0

Ports/Properties

function

Function whose arguments to bind.

verbose name
Function
default value
None
port type
GraphPort
value type
Graph (can be None)

function__signature

Signature for the "function" input. This represents the signature for the subgraph that is wired into the "function" port. This is formatted as in (a,b,c) ~> (b,c) where a,b,c are names of placeholders that are expected in the subgraph that goes in, and out of, the "function" port. Alternatively, it can also be provided in data structure form as a list of lists, as in: [['a','b','c'], ['b','c'].

verbose name
Function [Signature]
default value
(~)
port type
Port
value type
object (can be None)

funcname

Function name to call.

verbose name
Funcname
default value
port type
StringPort
value type
str (can be None)

arg1

Argument 1.

verbose name
Arg1
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
object (can be None)
data direction
IN

arg2

Argument 2.

verbose name
Arg2
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
object (can be None)
data direction
IN

arg3

Argument 3.

verbose name
Arg3
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
object (can be None)
data direction
IN

arg4

Argument 4.

verbose name
Arg4
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
object (can be None)
data direction
IN

arg5

Argument 5.

verbose name
Arg5
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
object (can be None)
data direction
IN

arg6

Argument 6.

verbose name
Arg6
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
object (can be None)
data direction
IN

arg7

Argument 7.

verbose name
Arg7
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
object (can be None)
data direction
IN

arg8

Argument 8.

verbose name
Arg8
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
object (can be None)
data direction
IN

arg9

Argument 9.

verbose name
Arg9
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
object (can be None)
data direction
IN

argN

Additional arguments.. .

verbose name
Argn
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
list (can be None)
data direction
IN

name1

Name 1.

verbose name
Name1
default value
None
port type
StringPort
value type
str (can be None)

val1

Value 1.

verbose name
Val1
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
object (can be None)
data direction
IN

name2

Name 2.

verbose name
Name2
default value
None
port type
StringPort
value type
str (can be None)

val2

Value 2.

verbose name
Val2
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
object (can be None)
data direction
IN

name3

Name 3.

verbose name
Name3
default value
None
port type
StringPort
value type
str (can be None)

val3

Value 3.

verbose name
Val3
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
object (can be None)
data direction
IN

name4

Name 4.

verbose name
Name4
default value
None
port type
StringPort
value type
str (can be None)

val4

Value 4.

verbose name
Val4
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
object (can be None)
data direction
IN

name5

Name 5.

verbose name
Name5
default value
None
port type
StringPort
value type
str (can be None)

val5

Value 5.

verbose name
Val5
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
object (can be None)
data direction
IN

name6

Name 6.

verbose name
Name6
default value
None
port type
StringPort
value type
str (can be None)

val6

Value 6.

verbose name
Val6
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
object (can be None)
data direction
IN

name7

Name 7.

verbose name
Name7
default value
None
port type
StringPort
value type
str (can be None)

val7

Value 7.

verbose name
Val7
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
object (can be None)
data direction
IN

name8

Name 8.

verbose name
Name8
default value
None
port type
StringPort
value type
str (can be None)

val8

Value 8.

verbose name
Val8
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
object (can be None)
data direction
IN

name9

Name 9.

verbose name
Name9
default value
None
port type
StringPort
value type
str (can be None)

val9

Value 9.

verbose name
Val9
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
object (can be None)
data direction
IN

nameN

Additional argument names.. .

verbose name
Namen
default value
None
port type
ListPort
value type
list (can be None)

valN

Additional named argument values.. .

verbose name
Valn
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
list (can be None)
data direction
IN

arg0

Argument 0.

verbose name
Arg0
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
object (can be None)
data direction
IN

name0

Name 0.

verbose name
Name0
default value
None
port type
StringPort
value type
str (can be None)

val0

Value 0.

verbose name
Val0
default value
None
port type
DataPort
value type
object (can be None)
data direction
IN

set_breakpoint

Set a breakpoint on this node. If this is enabled, your debugger (if one is attached) will trigger a breakpoint.

verbose name
Set Breakpoint (Debug Only)
default value
False
port type
BoolPort
value type
bool (can be None)

metadata

User-definable meta-data associated with the node. Usually reserved for technical purposes.

verbose name
Metadata
default value
{}
port type
DictPort
value type
dict (can be None)