{"name":"currentChannel","title":"currentChannel","type":"command","url":"https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/currentChannel","revid":376817,"updated":"2025-11-21T20:34:59Z","groups":["Radio and Chat"],"status":"ok","games":{"arma3":"1.42"},"since":"arma3 1.42","arma3_since":"1.42","description":"Returns currently selected user chat channel on the UI (selected with <kbd><</kbd> and <kbd>></kbd> in multiplayer).\n\n| channel ID number correspondence |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|\n| N/A | Global | Side | Command | Group | Vehicle | Direct | Custom1 | .. | Custom10 | Arma 3 v2.22 Custom11 | .. | Custom50 |\n| -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | .. | 15 | 26 | .. | 65 |\n\nFor Custom Radio, see radioChannelCreate.","syntaxes":[{"syntax":"currentChannel","params":[],"returns":{"type":"Number","type_expr":"Number","description":"channel ID (see BIS_fnc_channelNumToRadioChannelID, BIS_fnc_radioChannelIDToChannelNum)"},"form":"nullary"}],"examples":[{"code":["_selected = currentChannel; // 3 for the Group channel"]}],"see_also":["setCurrentChannel","getPlayerChannel","enableChannel","channelEnabled","radioChannelCreate"]}