SpeechSynthesisUtterance.onerror

This is an experimental technology
Because this technology's specification has not stabilized, check the compatibility table for usage in various browsers. Also note that the syntax and behavior of an experimental technology is subject to change in future versions of browsers as the specification changes.

The onerror property of the SpeechSynthesisUtterance interface represents an event handler that will run when an error occurs that prevents the utterance from being succesfully spoken (when the error event fires.)

Syntax

speechSynthesisUtteranceInstance.onerror = function() { ... };

Examples

var synth = window.speechSynthesis;
var inputForm = document.querySelector('form');
var inputTxt = document.querySelector('input');
var voiceSelect = document.querySelector('select');
var voices = synth.getVoices();
  ...
inputForm.onsubmit = function(event) {
  event.preventDefault();
  var utterThis = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance(inputTxt.value);
  var selectedOption = voiceSelect.selectedOptions[0].getAttribute('data-name');
  for(i = 0; i < voices.length ; i++) {
    if(voices[i].name === selectedOption) {
      utterThis.voice = voices[i];
    }
  }
  synth.speak(utterThis);
  utterThis.onerror = function(event) {
    console.log('An error has occurred with the speech synthesis: ' + event.error);
  }
  inputTxt.blur();
}

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
Web Speech API
The definition of 'onerror' in that specification.
Draft  

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Edge Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari (WebKit)
Basic support 33 (Yes) 49 (49) No support ? 7
Feature Android Chrome Edge Firefox Mobile (Gecko) Firefox OS IE Phone Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support (Yes) (Yes) (Yes) No support 2.0 No support No support 7.1

See also

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