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

See also:: setCurrentChannel getPlayerChannel enableChannel channelEnabled radioChannelCreate

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 |descr= Returns currently selected user chat channel on the UI (selected with {{Controls|<}} and {{Controls|>}} in multiplayer).
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-! colspan="16" {{!}} [[Channel IDs|Channel ID]] number correspondence
+! colspan="13" {{!}} [[Channel IDs|channel ID]] number correspondence
 {{!}}-
-{{!}} colspan="6" {{!}} Default Channels
+{{!}} {{n/a}}
-{{!}} colspan="10" {{!}} Custom Channels
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 {{!}} Global
 {{!}} Side
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 {{!}} Vehicle
 {{!}} Direct
-{{!}} CC&nbsp;1
+{{!}} Custom1
-{{!}} CC&nbsp;2
+{{!}} rowspan="2" {{!}} ..
-{{!}} CC&nbsp;3
+{{!}} Custom10
-{{!}} CC&nbsp;4
+{{!}} {{GVI|arma3|2.22|size= 0.75}} Custom11
-{{!}} CC&nbsp;5
+{{!}} rowspan="2" {{!}} ..
-{{!}} CC&nbsp;6
+{{!}} Custom50
-{{!}} CC&nbsp;7
-{{!}} CC&nbsp;8
-{{!}} CC&nbsp;9
-{{!}} CC&nbsp;10
 {{!}}-
+{{!}} -1
 {{!}} 0
 {{!}} 1
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 {{!}} 5
 {{!}} 6
-{{!}} 7
-{{!}} 8
-{{!}} 9
-{{!}} 10
-{{!}} 11
-{{!}} 12
-{{!}} 13
-{{!}} 14
 {{!}} 15
+{{!}} 26
+{{!}} 65
 {{!}}}
 For Custom Radio, see [[radioChannelCreate]].
 |s1= [[currentChannel]]
-|r1= [[Number]] - channel ID
+|r1= [[Number]] - channel ID (see [[BIS_fnc_channelNumToRadioChannelID]], [[BIS_fnc_radioChannelIDToChannelNum]])
 |x1= <sqf>_selected = currentChannel; // 3 for the Group channel</sqf>