{"name":"showMap","title":"showMap","type":"command","url":"https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/showMap","revid":377943,"updated":"2026-01-11T23:01:48Z","groups":["Map"],"status":"ok","games":{"ofp":"1.00","ofpe":"1.00","arma1":"1.00","arma2":"1.00","arma2oa":"1.50","tkoh":"1.00","arma3":"0.50"},"since":"ofp 1.00","arma3_since":"0.50","description":"Enable Map (default true).\n\n> [!NOTE]\n> In Arma 2 and later this command no longer works, the map now being an inventory item (\"ItemMap\" class name).\n>\n> ```sqf\n> unitName removeWeapon \"ItemMap\";\n> unitName addWeapon \"ItemMap\";\n> ```","syntaxes":[{"syntax":"showMap show","params":[{"name":"show","type":"Boolean","type_expr":"Boolean"}],"returns":{"type":"Nothing","type_expr":"Nothing"},"form":"unary","right":{"text":"show"}}],"examples":[{"code":["showMap false;"]}],"see_also":["showCompass","showGPS","showRadio","showWatch","showPad","shownMap"]}