vehicleChat: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 09:11, 2 February 2024

1.34

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Description

Description:

Types text to the vehicle 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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Object parameter must be a vehicle, not a player
If you are in a crew seat (i.e. driver, gunner or commander), then it will include that role in the chat name output (Eg: Driver (you_name): "Message")

Groups:

Radio and Chat

Syntax

Syntax:: vehicle vehicleChat chatText
Parameters:: vehicle: Object - vehicle unit is in
: chatText: String - message to transmit
Return Value:: Nothing

Examples

Example 1:: vehicle player vehicleChat "Show this text";
Example 2:: 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 sideChat commandChat customChat systemChat vehicleRadio

Notes

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+{{RV|type=command
-<h2 style="color:#000066">unit '''vehicleChat ''chatText'''''</h2>
+|game1= ofp
+|version1= 1.34
+|game2= ofpe
-'''Operand types:'''
+|version2= 1.00
-unit: [[Object]]
+|game3= arma1
-chatText: [[String]]
+|version3= 1.00
-'''Type of returned value:'''
+|game4= arma2
+|version4= 1.00
-Nothing
+|game5= arma2oa
+|version5= 1.50
-'''Description:'''
+|game6= tkoh
+|version6= 1.00
-Type text to vehicle radio channel.
+|game7= arma3
+|version7= 0.50
-'''Note:''' This function only types text to the list, it does not broadcast the message.
+|arg= global
-If you want the message to show on all computers, you have to execute it on them.
-'''Example:'''
+|eff= local
-soldierOne [[vehicleChat]] "Show this text"
+|gr1= Radio and Chat
+|descr= Types text to the vehicle 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]].
+{{Feature|informative|
+* Object parameter must be a vehicle, not a player
+* If you are in a crew seat (i.e. driver, gunner or commander), then it will include that role in the chat name output (Eg: Driver (you_name): "Message")}}
+|s1= vehicle [[vehicleChat]] chatText
+|p1= vehicle: [[Object]] - vehicle unit is in
+|p2= chatText: [[String]] - message to transmit
+|r1= [[Nothing]]
+|x1= <sqf>vehicle player vehicleChat "Show this text";</sqf>
+|x2= [[File:xChat.jpg|right]]
+<sqf>
+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";
+</sqf>
+|seealso= [[globalChat]] [[groupChat]] [[sideChat]] [[commandChat]] [[customChat]] [[systemChat]] [[vehicleRadio]]
+}}