ShowChat

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

Syntax

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Client

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.

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Server

bool showChat ( player thePlayer, bool show )

Required Arguments

• thePlayer: The player whose chat is to be hidden or shown.
• 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", chat ) -- the player's "i" key will toggle the chat

See Also

• getMaxPlayers
• getServerConfigSetting
• getServerHttpPort
• getServerName
• getServerPassword
• getServerPort
• isGlitchEnabled
• setGlitchEnabled
• setMaxPlayers
• setServerConfigSetting
• setServerPassword
• shutdown