setCurrentChannel

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Description

Description:

Sets given channel as current chat channel. Scripted way of selecting desired channel on the UI. The given channel may be disabled (see enableChannel), this is why this command returns boolean, true on success or false on failure.

channel ID number correspondence
Global	Side	Command	Group	Vehicle	Direct	Custom1	Custom2	Custom3	Custom4	Custom5	Custom6	Custom7	Custom8	Custom9	Custom10
0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15

For Custom Radio (see radioChannelCreate)

Groups:

Radio and Chat

Syntax

Syntax:

setCurrentChannel channelID

Parameters:

channelID: Number

Return Value:

Boolean

Examples

Example 1:

_isDirectSelected = setCurrentChannel 5; // sets Direct channel as current active

Additional Information

See also:

getPlayerChannelcurrentChannelenableChannelchannelEnabledradioChannelCreate

Notes

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Posted on December 9, 2015 - 16:45 (UTC)

Commy2

This command can be used together with custom radio channels, but an offset of 5 must be added to the index from radioChannelCreate. _index = radioChannelCreate [[1, 0, 0, 1], "Custom Channel 1", "%UNIT_NAME", [player]]; setCurrentChannel (_index + 5);