[Infest]

Hey, I'm having some trouble with figuring out how to clear a hud message after 5 seconds. What I basically need is for a piece of code that will format the old chat_msg's after 5 seconds. Here's the code:

public show_chat(){
    new out[600]
    if(get_cvar_num("sv_chat") == 1) {
    format(out,599,"Chat:^n%s^n%s^n%s^n%s^n%s",chat_1,chat_2,chat_3,chat_4,chat_5)
    set_hudmessage(g_Colours[2][0], g_Colours[2][1], g_Colours[2][2], 0.01, 0.05, 0, 0.0, 99.9, 0.0, 0.0, 3)
    show_hudmessage(0, "%s",out)
    }else{
    format(out,599,"Hud Chat is currently Disabled")
    set_hudmessage(g_Colours[1][0], g_Colours[1][1], g_Colours[1][2], 0.01, 0.05, 0, 0.0, 99.9, 0.0, 0.0, 3)
    show_hudmessage(0, "%s",out)
    }
        
}

[jim_yang]

use the function set_task()
Description
set_task - Calls function on specified time.
set_task ( Float:time,const function[],id = 0,parameter[]="",len = 0,flags[]="", repeat = 0 )

[Infest]

I'm sorry, but could you explain this a bit more. (I'm just getting into amxx coding)

[jim_yang]

set_task(5.0, "my_function")

my_function() {
//format your message here
}
"my_function" will be called after the time you set in set_task()
see more here

[Infest]

Alright, I'll use the set_task command to loop the formating the hud for every 5 seconds. But what command can I use to format the message so it clears?

[Infest]

Bump =\

[SweatyBanana]

Do not bump threads.

[Infest]

Sorry, I just need to know what to do =P

[SweatyBanana]

Hmmm if i remember there was something posted before about setting the hud message to -1..Maybe it was the channel?

[VEN]

But what command can I use to format the message so it clears?

Do you want to remove the message from the client's screen? Send the empty message or set the display time to 0.0, make sure that the channel is the same as for the original message.