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This outputs the specified text string to the console window (accessed with F8 or ~ key). It can be specified as a message to certain player(s) or all players.

Note

visibleTo can also be a Team object, in this case, the text will be visible to all the players of that team.

Note

The serverside function has a limitation of 1000 characters for the text parameter. Anything beyond 1000 characters is trimmed away. This limitation does not apply to the clientside version.

Syntax

bool outputConsole ( string text )
Required Arguments
  • text: The text string that you wish to send to the console window

Returns

  • bool: value

Code Examples

server 
function message(player,command)
  if command == "public" then
    outputConsole("Public console message")
  else
    outputConsole("Private console message",player)
  end
end
addCommandHandler("public",message)
addCommandHandler("private",message)

See Also

Output Functions
Reference