commandChat

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Description

Description:

Types text to the command radio channel. The text will be visible only on the PC where command was executed. If you need the message to show on all computers, you have to execute it globally (see remoteExec)

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The unit must have an assigned radio item (such as "ItemRadio") to see or transmit the messages. A radio item must have the property simulation = "ItemRadio"; in its CfgWeapons config.

Groups:

Radio and ChatSounds

Syntax

Syntax:

unitName commandChat chatText

Parameters:

unitName: Object - unit transmitting message

chatText: String - message to transmit

Return Value:

Nothing

Alternative Syntax

Syntax:

[side, identity] commandChat chatText

Parameters:

[side, identity]: Array

side: Side - side to which the message will be seen

identity: String - class name of one of the identities in CfgHQIdentities. Possible identities in Arma 3 are:

• "Base"
• "HQ"
• "PAPA_BEAR"
• "AirBase"
• "BLU"
• "OPF"
• "IND"
• "IND_G"

chatText: String - message to transmit

Return Value:

Nothing

Examples

Example 1:

_soldierOne commandChat "Show this text";

Example 2:

[playerSide, "HQ"] commandChat "Do this! That's an order!";

Example 3:

driver vehicle player sideChat "sideChat";
driver vehicle player globalChat "globalChat";
driver vehicle player groupChat "groupChat";
vehicle player vehicleChat "vehicleChat";
driver vehicle player commandChat "commandChat";
driver vehicle player customChat [1, "customChat"];
systemChat "systemChat";

Additional Information

See also:

globalChat groupChat vehicleChat sideChat customChat systemChat commandRadio

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