_Added in 1.8.10_

*$highlight*

Returns [[$true]] if highlighting is turned on, otherwise returns [[$false]].

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_Added in 1.9.3_

*$highlight(N/text)*

Returns the Nth line in the [[highlights options]], or if text is specified, returns the properties for the highlight line that matches text.

*Parameters*

table(ktable).
|*Parameter*|*Description*|
| N | The Nth highlight from the [[highlights options]], if N = 0, total number of highlight items is returned. |
| text | A text to match with a highlight. |

*Properties*

table(ktable).
|*Property*|*Description*|
| .text | Highlight match text. |
| .color | Line color. |
| .rgbcolor | The [[$rgb<notextile>|</notextile>rgb]] color if set. *(AdiIRC only)* |
| .sound | "beep" or file name. |
| .flash | Flash times or 0 if flash is disabled. |
| .tip | Tip times or 0 if tip is disabled. |
| .message | Tip message. |
| .nicks | [[$true]] if match on nickname is enabled, otherwise [[$false]]. |
| .regex | [[$true]] if regex is enabled, otherwise [[$false]]. |
| .cs | [[$true]] case sensitive is enabled, otherwise [[$false]]. |
| .network | The network name to match, if any. *(AdiIRC only)* |
| .channel | The channel name to match, if any. *(AdiIRC only)* |
| .chans | The channel name to match, if any. |
| .rnick | The remote nick name to match, if any. *(AdiIRC only)* |
| .fontbold | Returns [[$true]] if Bold is checked, otherwise [[$false]]. *(AdiIRC only)* |
| .fontitalic | Returns [[$true]] if Italic is checked, otherwise [[$false]]. *(AdiIRC only)* |
| .fontunderline | Returns [[$true]] if Underline is checked, otherwise [[$false]]. *(AdiIRC only)* |
| .backcolor | The background color if set. *(AdiIRC only)* |
| .rgbbackcolor | The [[$rgb<notextile>|</notextile>rgb]] background color if set. *(AdiIRC only)* |

*Example*

<pre>
; Check if 'Word' is in the highlight list
//echo -ag Word is $iif($highlight(Word), a, not a )) in the highlight list
</pre>