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Update and reword the chat tag #220

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Fix virtual message snippet
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To send a message from server to all clients: `MinecraftServer server = ...; server.getPlayerManager().broadcast(...);` (In 1.19+ there are several overloads; check the javadoc for details. If unsure, use `broadcast(Text, boolean)`.)
## Server

To send a message from server to specific client: `ServerPlayerEntity player = ...; player.sendMessage(...);`
To send a system message to all players, we can use a broadcast:

To send a message from client to server: `MinecraftClient.getInstance().player.networkHandler.sendChatMessage(...);` (In 1.19.2 and below, omit `.networkHandler`.)
```java
MinecraftServer server = ...;

To add a message to HUD on client: `MinecraftClient.getInstance().inGameHud.getChatHud().addMessage(...);`
server.getPlayerList().broadcastSystemMessage(Component.literal("Hello Fabric World!"), false);
```

To instead send a message to a specific player:

```java
ServerPlayer player = ...;

player.sendSystemMessage(Component.literal("This is a direct message"));
```

## Client

To send a chat message from client to server:

```java
Minecraft.getInstance().player.connection.sendChat("Hello, World!");
```

We can also manually add messages to the chat. These messsages will not be sent
to the server or other players, but will be displayed locally in the hud.

```java
Minecraft.getInstance().getChatListener().handleSystemMessage(Component.literal("This is a virtual message"));
```
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