chat.AddText
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| Function | |
| Syntax |
chat.AddText( Color color OR String text OR Number OR Player player, ... ) Where is this used? |
| Description: | |
| Adds text to the chat window with support for color. | |
| Returns: | nil |
| Part of Library: | chat |
| Realm: |
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| BBCode Link: | [b][url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/?title=Chat.AddText]Chat.AddText [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img][/url][/b] |
Examples
| Description | Puts a piece of colored text in chat. |
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| Used on | |
| Code | chat.AddText( "Hello, ", Color(255,255,255), "this", " is ", Color(255,0,0), "red, ", Color(0,255,0), "green, ", Color(0,0,255), "blue") chat.PlaySound() |
| Output | "Hello, this is red, green, blue" in chat in default, white, red, green and blue colors. |
Additional Notes
- An unlimited number of string, Color or Player parameters can be provided.
- Any other types will be ignored, such as number, table, vector. Use tostring to convert to strings.
- Alpha channels are ignored and do not need to be provided.
- Color and string values do not need to be in any order.
- Player object will automatically enter the player's name and team color. Current text color is not changed; following text is displayed in color prior to the Player object.
