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The format read-only property of the Summarizer interface returns the text format summaries will be returned in.
An enumerated value specifying the format of returned summaries. Possible values are:
markdownSummaries contain markdown formatting (conforming to the CommonMark spec).
plain-textSummaries contain no formatting.
const summarizer = await Summarizer.create({
format: "plain-text",
// ...
});
// Logs "plain-text"
console.log(summarizer.format);
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format |
138Availability may be subject to geographical restrictions. |
138 | No | 122Availability may be subject to geographical restrictions. |
No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Summarizer/format