{"name":"channelEnabled","title":"channelEnabled","type":"command","url":"https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/channelEnabled","revid":378505,"updated":"2026-05-03T16:53:27Z","groups":["Radio and Chat"],"status":"ok","games":{"arma3":"1.42"},"since":"arma3 1.42","arma3_since":"1.42","description":"Returns Array of Booleans in format [enabledChat, enabledVoN] for the given channel.\nFor more information about enabling/disabling of chat channels see enableChannel.\n\n| Channel ID number correspondence |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|\n| Default Channels |  |  |  |  |  | Custom Channels |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| Global | Side | Command | Group | Vehicle | Direct | CC 1 | CC 2 | CC 3 | CC 4 | CC 5 | CC 6 | CC 7 | CC 8 | CC 9 | CC 10 |\n| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |","syntaxes":[{"syntax":"channelEnabled channelID","params":[{"name":"channelID","type":"Number","description":"Channel ID (see description)","type_expr":"Number"}],"returns":{"type":"Array","type_expr":"Array","description":"with [chat, VoN, mapMarkers, mapDrawing]\n- chat: Boolean - is use of the text chat enabled - VoN: Boolean - is use of the voice chat enabled - Arma 3 v2.20 mapMarkers: Boolean - can map markers be created - Arma 3 v2.20 mapDrawing: Boolean - can players draw on the map","text":"Array with [chat, VoN, mapMarkers, mapDrawing]\n\n- chat: Boolean - is use of the text chat enabled\n- VoN: Boolean - is use of the voice chat enabled\n- Arma 3 v2.20 mapMarkers: Boolean - can map markers be created\n- Arma 3 v2.20 mapDrawing: Boolean - can players draw on the map"},"form":"unary","right":{"text":"channelID"}}],"examples":[{"code":["_isGlobalChatEnabled = (channelEnabled 0) select 0; // check if user can use text on global channel"]},{"code":["_isGlobalVoiceEnabled = (channelEnabled 0) select 1; // check if user can use the VoN on global channel"]},{"text":"```sqf\n// sets all variables\n(channelEnabled 0) params [\n    \"_isGlobalChatEnabled\",\n    \"_isGlobalVoiceEnabled\",\n    \"_areMarkersEnabled\",\n    \"_isMapDrawingEnabled\"\n];\n```","code":["// sets all variables\n(channelEnabled 0) params [\n\t\"_isGlobalChatEnabled\",\n\t\"_isGlobalVoiceEnabled\",\n\t\"_areMarkersEnabled\",\n\t\"_isMapDrawingEnabled\"\n];"]}],"see_also":["currentChannel","setCurrentChannel","getPlayerChannel","enableChannel","radioChannelCreate"]}