ShowChat

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

Syntax

bool showChat ( bool show )

Required Arguments

• 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