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Summarizer: expectedContextLanguages property

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The expectedContextLanguages read-only property of the Summarizer interface returns the languages the context strings should be written in.

Value

An array of strings specifying the expected languages of any provided context strings (either the Summarizer.sharedContext, or a context specified during a summarize() or summarizeStreaming() call).

The strings should be valid BCP 47 language tags (as specified in RFC 5646).

Examples

const summarizer = await Summarizer.create({
  expectedContextLanguages: ["en-US", "fr"],
  // ...
});

// Logs "en-US"
console.log(summarizer.expectedContextLanguages[0]);

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Opera Safari Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet WebView Android WebView on iOS
expectedContextLanguages
138Availability may be subject to geographical restrictions.
138 No
122Availability may be subject to geographical restrictions.
No No No No No No No No

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Summarizer/expectedContextLanguages