Re: Context question

[David Kastrup]

"John Schlomann" <jschlomann@wideopenwest.com> writes:

> Can someone please explain why the following won't work. I want get the
> current moment at the end of the music expression. Is this not a valid thing
> to do? Or perhaps I don't know how to specify the context. This code gives
> an unbound variable error.
>
>  
>
> \version "2.22.2"
>
>  
>
> \score {
>
>   \relative c'' {
>
>     \new Staff {
>
>       a b c d
>
>       #(display (ly:context-current-moment Staff))

Try \applyContext #(lambda (c) (display (ly:context-current-moment c)))

here.  #(display ...) is called when it is encountered.  \applyContext,
in contrast, creates a music expression that is called when the music is
interpreted, "iterated".

>
>     }
>
>   }
>
> }


-- 
David Kastrup