getPlayerChannel

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Description

Description:

Returns channel number for given player, provided that player is speaking, otherwise -1. Having mic on is not enough, player has to make a sound. There are several limitations to this command:

It does not work on dedicated server, the return is always -1, only client can detect other client talking.
Prior to Arma 3 v2.01.146856 did not detect when someone talked on direct chat at all anywhere.
The client on which command is executed has to able to receive transmission before the transmission channel can be detected. For example if a player is not in the same group as a speaker and the speaker speaks on Group Channel, the player cannot hear the speaker and therefore cannot detect what channel the speaker is on.

In short, this command mimics the speaking icon from the UI. Correspondence between channel and number:

channel ID number correspondence
N/A	Global	Side	Command	Group	Vehicle	Direct	Custom1	Custom2	Custom3	Custom4	Custom5	Custom6	Custom7	Custom8	Custom9	Custom10
-1	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15

Groups:

Radio and Chat

Syntax

Syntax:: getPlayerChannel player
Parameters:: player: Object
Return Value:: Number - channel ID

Examples

Example 1:: private _channelID = getPlayerChannel player;

Additional Information

See also:: setCurrentChannel currentChannel enableChannel channelEnabled radioChannelCreate radioChannelInfo

Notes

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