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 SpeechSynthesisErrorEvent
interface of the Web Speech API contains information about any errors that occur while processing SpeechSynthesisUtterance
objects in the speech service.
Properties
SpeechSynthesisErrorEvent
extends the SpeechSynthesisEvent
interface, which inherits properties from its parent interface, Event
.
SpeechSynthesisErrorEvent.error
Read only- Returns an error code indicating what has gone wrong with a speech synthesis attempt.
Methods
SpeechSynthesisErrorEvent
extends the SpeechSynthesisEvent
interface, which inherits methods from its parent interface, Event
.
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 'SpeechSynthesisErrorEvent' in that specification. |
Draft |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 33 | 49 (49) | No support | ? | 7 |
Feature | Android | Chrome | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | No support | 2.0 | No support | No support | 7.1 |
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