The pause
event of the Web Speech API SpeechSynthesisUtterance
object is fired when the utterance is paused part way through.
The pause
event of the Web Speech API SpeechSynthesisUtterance
object is fired when the utterance is paused part way through.
Use the event name in methods like addEventListener()
, or set an event handler property.
js
addEventListener("pause", (event) => {}); onpause = (event) => {};
A SpeechSynthesisEvent
. Inherits from Event
.
In addition to the properties listed below, properties from the parent interface, Event
, are available.
charIndex
Read only
Returns the index position of the character in the SpeechSynthesisUtterance.text
that was being spoken when the event was triggered.
elapsedTime
Read only
Returns the elapsed time in seconds after the SpeechSynthesisUtterance.text
started being spoken that the event was triggered at.
name
Read only
Returns the name associated with certain types of events occurring as the SpeechSynthesisUtterance.text
is being spoken: the name of the SSML marker reached in the case of a mark
event, or the type of boundary reached in the case of a boundary
event.
utterance
Read only
Returns the SpeechSynthesisUtterance
instance that the event was triggered on.
You can use the pause
event in an addEventListener
method:
js
utterThis.addEventListener("pause", (event) => { console.log(`Speech paused after ${event.elapsedTime} seconds.`); });
Or use the onpause
event handler property:
js
utterThis.onpause = (event) => { console.log(`Speech paused after ${event.elapsedTime} seconds.`); };
Specification |
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Web Speech API # eventdef-speechsynthesisutterance-pause |
Web Speech API # dom-speechsynthesisutterance-onpause |
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
pause_event |
33 | 14 | 49 | No | 21 | 7 | No | 33 | 62 | No | 7 | 3.0 |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/SpeechSynthesisUtterance/pause_event