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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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-{{Command|= Comments
+{{RV|type=command
-______________________________________________________________________________________________
-| a3 |= Game name
+|game1= arma3
+|version1= 1.42
-|1.42|= Game version
+|gr1= Radio and Chat
+|descr= Returns currently selected user chat channel on the UI (selected with {{Controls|<}} and {{Controls|>}} in multiplayer).
+{{{!}} class="wikitable align-center"
+! colspan="13" {{!}} [[Channel IDs|channel ID]] number correspondence
+{{!}}-
+{{!}} {{n/a}}
+{{!}} Global
+{{!}} Side
+{{!}} Command
+{{!}} Group
+{{!}} Vehicle
+{{!}} Direct
+{{!}} Custom1
+{{!}} rowspan="2" {{!}} ..
+{{!}} Custom10
+{{!}} {{GVI|arma3|2.22|size= 0.75}} Custom11
+{{!}} rowspan="2" {{!}} ..
+{{!}} Custom50
+{{!}}-
+{{!}} -1
+{{!}} 0
+{{!}} 1
+{{!}} 2
+{{!}} 3
+{{!}} 4
+{{!}} 5
+{{!}} 6
+{{!}} 15
+{{!}} 26
+{{!}} 65
+{{!}}}
-__________________________________________________________________________________________
+For Custom Radio, see [[radioChannelCreate]].
-| Returns number of currently selected user voice channel. Channel / Number correspondence:
+|s1= [[currentChannel]]
-* 0 - Global
-* 1 - Side
-* 2 - Command
-* 3 - Group
-* 4 - Vehicle
-* 5 - Direct
-* 6 - Custom channel 1
-* 7 - Custom channel 2 etc.
-|= Description
-____________________________________________________________________________________________
-| '''currentChannel'''|= Syntax
+|r1= [[Number]] - channel ID (see [[BIS_fnc_channelNumToRadioChannelID]], [[BIS_fnc_radioChannelIDToChannelNum]])
-|p1= |= Parameter 1
+|x1= <sqf>_selected = currentChannel; // 3 for the Group channel</sqf>
-| [[Number]] |= Return value
-____________________________________________________________________________________________
-|x1= <code>_current = [[currentChannel]]; //3</code> |= Example 1
-____________________________________________________________________________________________
-|[[getPlayerChannel]], [[setCurrentChannel]], [[enableChannel]]|= See also
+|seealso= [[setCurrentChannel]] [[getPlayerChannel]] [[enableChannel]] [[channelEnabled]] [[radioChannelCreate]]
 }}
-<h3 style="display:none">Notes</h3>
-<dl class="command_description">
-<!-- Note Section BEGIN -->
-<!-- Note Section END -->
-</dl>
-<h3 style="display:none">Bottom Section</h3>
-[[Category:Scripting Commands Arma 3|{{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}}]]
-[[Category:Command_Group:_Radio_Control|{{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}}]]