About curve SOP coordinates parameter,

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hi all, i'm unclear about xb format in coordinates parameter?, example i enter 0b in, the Node pop error, but use int number(ex. 0b) is normal(uv greater than 1??), is it cant use the float number?
any one can explain it,
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from the docs: "xb : For example, 0b…. Creates a point at breakpoint (u,v) of the surface number x in the input geometry."

so the are not the uv parameters of the input surface, they are IDs of breakpoint in u/v direction

thats probably what b in xb means, breakpoint
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thanks,
if so, xb format like the pn format ?
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not exactly

xb will read x-th primitive of the input surface (NURBS/bezier) and position the curve point to u-th breakpoint in u direction and v-th breakpoint in v direction

pn will position the curve point directly to point number n (polygon/curve)

i am not the master in this subject, i just opened help and tried it in a simple scene to see what it does, so it may be something deeper under the surface what i am not aware of
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