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Description:: Enable Map (default true).
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In Arma 2 and later this command no longer works, the map now being an inventory item ("ItemMap" class name).
unitName removeWeapon "ItemMap"; unitName addWeapon "ItemMap";
Groups:: Map

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 {{RV|type=command
-| ofp
+|game1= ofp
+|version1= 1.00
-|1.00
+|game2= ofpe
+|version2= 1.00
-|gr1= Map
+|game3= arma1
+|version3= 1.00
+|game4= arma2
+|version4= 1.00
-| Enable Map (default [[true]])
+|game5= arma2oa
+|version5= 1.50
-| '''showMap''' show
+|game6= tkoh
+|version6= 1.00
-|p1= show: [[Boolean]]
+|game7= arma3
+|version7= 0.50
-| [[Nothing]]
+|gr1= Map
-|x1= <code>showMap [[false]]</code>
-|seealso= [[showCompass]], [[showGPS]], [[showRadio]], [[showWatch]], [[showPad]], [[shownMap]]
+|descr= Enable Map (default [[true]]).
+{{Feature|informative|
+In {{arma2}} and later this command no longer works, the map now being an inventory item ("ItemMap" class name).
+<sqf>
+unitName removeWeapon "ItemMap";
+unitName addWeapon "ItemMap";
+</sqf>
 }}
-<dl class="command_description">
+|s1= [[showMap]] show
-<dt class="note">Unknown</dt>
+|p1= show: [[Boolean]]
-<dd class="note">In Arma 2 - This command no longer works. The map is now an inventory item. It is kept under the weapon class name "itemmap".<br>
-Example: <code>unitname removeweapon "itemmap"</code> To add again use <code>unitname addweapon "itemmap"</code>.
-</dl>
+|r1= [[Nothing]]
-{{GameCategory|arma1|Scripting Commands}}
+|x1= <sqf>showMap false;</sqf>
-{{GameCategory|arma2|Scripting Commands}}
-{{GameCategory|arma3|Scripting Commands}}
+|seealso= [[showCompass]] [[showGPS]] [[showRadio]] [[showWatch]] [[showPad]] [[shownMap]]
-{{GameCategory|tkoh|Scripting Commands}}
+}}