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  20 <p class="p1"><b>loop / repeat</b></p>
  21 <p class="p2"><br></p>
  22 <p class="p2"><br></p>
  23 <p class="p3">create an object that behaves like a stream that returns values for a limited (or infinite) number of times.</p>
  24 <p class="p2"><br></p>
  25 <p class="p2"><br></p>
  26 <p class="p3"><b>Function-loop</b></p>
  27 <p class="p3"><span class="s1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span></span>repeats the function forever.</p>
  28 <p class="p2"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span></p>
  29 <p class="p4"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>f = { 3.yield };</p>
  30 <p class="p4"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>x = Routine({ f.loop });</p>
  31 <p class="p4"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>10.do({ x.next.postln })</p>
  32 <p class="p2"><br></p>
  33 <p class="p2"><br></p>
  34 <p class="p3"><b>Object-repeat(n)</b></p>
  35 <p class="p3"><span class="s1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span></span>repeat to yield the object</p>
  36 <p class="p2"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span></p>
  37 <p class="p4"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>x = 5;</p>
  38 <p class="p4"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>y = x.repeat(6);</p>
  39 <p class="p4"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>y.nextN(8);</p>
  40 <p class="p2"><br></p>
  41 <p class="p2"><br></p>
  42 <p class="p3"><b>Pattern-repeat(n)</b></p>
  43 <p class="p2"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span></p>
  44 <p class="p4"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>x = Prand([1, 2]).repeat(6).asStream;</p>
  45 <p class="p4"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>x.nextN(8);</p>
  46 <p class="p2"><br></p>
  47 <p class="p3"><b>Pattern-loop</b></p>
  48 <p class="p2"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span></p>
  49 <p class="p4"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>x = Prand([1, 2]).loop.asStream;</p>
  50 <p class="p4"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>x.nextN(8);</p>
  51 <p class="p2"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span></p>
  52 <p class="p2"><br></p>
  53 <p class="p3"><b>Stream-repeat(n)</b></p>
  54 <p class="p5"><br></p>
  55 <p class="p3"><span class="s1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span></span>embeds the stream repeatedly</p>
  56 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span></p>
  57 <p class="p4"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>x = Routine({ 3.do({ arg i; i.yield }) }).repeat(6);</p>
  58 <p class="p4"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>x.nextN(8);</p>
  59 <p class="p2"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span></p>
  60 <p class="p3"><b>Stream-loop</b></p>
  61 <p class="p5"><br></p>
  62 <p class="p3"><span class="s1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">    </span></span>embeds the stream repeatedly</p>
  63 <p class="p5"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span></p>
  64 <p class="p4"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>x = Routine({ 3.do({ arg i; i.yield }) }).loop;</p>
  65 <p class="p4"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span>x.nextN(8);</p>
  66 <p class="p2"><span class="Apple-tab-span">     </span></p>
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