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Description

Description:

Returns currently selected user chat channel on the UI (selected with < and > in multiplayer).

channel ID number correspondence
N/A	Global	Side	Command	Group	Vehicle	Direct	Custom1	..	Custom10	2.22 Custom11	..	Custom50
-1	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	..	15	26	..	65

For Custom Radio, see radioChannelCreate.

Groups:

Radio and Chat

Syntax

Syntax:: currentChannel
Return Value:: Number - channel ID (see BIS_fnc_channelNumToRadioChannelID, BIS_fnc_radioChannelIDToChannelNum)

Examples

Example 1:: _selected = currentChannel; // 3 for the Group channel

Additional Information

See also:: setCurrentChannel getPlayerChannel enableChannel channelEnabled radioChannelCreate

Notes

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-|gr1= Radio and Chat |GROUP1=
+|descr= Returns currently selected user chat channel on the UI (selected with {{Controls|<}} and {{Controls|>}} in multiplayer).
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+! colspan="13" {{!}} [[Channel IDs|channel ID]] number correspondence
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-{{!}} Custom6
-{{!}} Custom7
-{{!}} Custom8
-{{!}} Custom9
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+{{!}} {{GVI|arma3|2.22|size= 0.75}} Custom11
+{{!}} rowspan="2" {{!}} ..
+{{!}} Custom50
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-For Custom Radio (see [[radioChannelCreate]])
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-| '''currentChannel'''|SYNTAX=
+For Custom Radio, see [[radioChannelCreate]].
-|p1= |PARAMETER1=
+|s1= [[currentChannel]]
-| [[Number]] - [[Channel IDs|channelID]] |RETURNVALUE=
+|r1= [[Number]] - channel ID (see [[BIS_fnc_channelNumToRadioChannelID]], [[BIS_fnc_radioChannelIDToChannelNum]])
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-|x1= <code>_selected = [[currentChannel]]; // 3 - for example for the Group</code> |EXAMPLE1=
-____________________________________________________________________________________________
-|[[setCurrentChannel]], [[getPlayerChannel]], [[enableChannel]], [[channelEnabled]], [[radioChannelCreate]]|SEEALSO=
+|x1= <sqf>_selected = currentChannel; // 3 for the Group channel</sqf>
+|seealso= [[setCurrentChannel]] [[getPlayerChannel]] [[enableChannel]] [[channelEnabled]] [[radioChannelCreate]]
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