ShowChat

This function is used to show or hide the player's chat.

Syntax

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Client

bool showChat(bool show)

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Server

bool showChat(player thePlayer, bool show)

Required Arguments

• player: the player.
• show: A boolean value determining whether to show (true) or hide (false) the chat.

Returns

Returns true if the player's chat was shown or hidden successfully, false otherwise.

Example

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Client

This example toggle's the player's chat when they press the "i" key.

local isChatVisible = true         -- let's assume the chat is visible
function chat(key, keyState)
	if isChatVisible then    -- if it's on
		showChat(false)     -- turn it off
		isChatVisible = false
	else
		showChat(true)      -- if it's off
		isChatVisible = true   -- turn it on
	end
end
bindKey ("i", "down", "toggle chat", chat) -- the player's "i" key will toggle the chat

See Also

• clearChatBox
• clearDebugBox
• isChatInputBlocked
• isChatVisible
• outputChatBox
• outputConsole
• outputDebugString
• showChat