5.7. Duration interfaces compared

type core leaf container measure tuplet fd tuplet fm tuplet
contents R R R R R
multiplied R R R
multiplier RW R R R RW
preprolated R R R R R R R
prolated R R R R R R R
prolation R R R R R R R
target RW
written RW

The table contains a total of only four settable duration attributes, divided among only three classes. Durated Abjad classes offer up many read-only duration attributes but very few read-write duration attributes.

All classes carry all three prolation-related attributes because all classes can nest inside containers. It is possible, for example, to nest an entire voice within a fixed-duration tuplet.

Note

Leaf multipliers and tuplet multipliers differ.

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