# Chat Listener
The {ref}`Chat Listener` is a tool that allows you to listen for chat messages
and run `OnMessage` callbacks which should be thread safe.

You can debug incoming messages by adding this compiler directive before you
include WaspLib:
```pascal
{$DEFINE WL_DEBUG_CHAT_LISTENER}
```

For more information on listeners and how to run them check {ref}`Listeners`.


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(TChatMessage)=
## TChatMessage type
Type representing a chat message.


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## ChatListener.GetIronManType
```pascal
function TChatListener.GetIronManType(trgt: TTarget) : ERSIronMan;
```
Very similar to {ref}`Chat.GetIronManType`.

Returns the account ironman type.

Example:
```pascal
WriteLn ChatListener.GetIronManType(Target);
```


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## ChatListener.GetMessage
```pascal
function TChatListener.GetMessage(trgt: TTarget; line: Integer): TChatMessage;
```
Very similar to `Chat.GetMessage` when the chat is not transparent in how it
works.

Gets the message on the last `Chat` `line`.

Example:
```pascal
WriteLn ChatListener.GetMessage(Target, 5);
```


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## ChatListener.GetTransparentMessage
```pascal
function TChatListener.GetTransparentMessage(trgt: TTarget; line: Integer): TChatMessage;
```
Very similar to `Chat.GetMessage` for transparent messages in how it works.

Gets the message on the last `Chat` `line`.

Example:
```pascal
WriteLn ChatListener.GetTransparentMessage(Target, 5);
```


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## ChatListener.Check
```pascal
function TChatListener.Check(): Boolean;
```
Returns true if there's been new messages.

Example:
```pascal
WriteLn ChatListener.Check();
```


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## ChatListener variable
Global {ref}`TChatListener` variable.