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The error
event of the Web Speech API SpeechSynthesisUtterance
object is fired when an error occurs that prevents the utterance from being succesfully spoken.
Bubbles | No |
Cancelable | No |
Target objects | SpeechSynthesisUtterance |
Interface | SpeechSynthesisErrorEvent |
utterThis.onerror = function(event) { console.log('An error has occurred with the speech synthesis: ' + event.error); }
The error
event implements the SpeechSynthesisErrorEvent
interface, which extends the SpeechSynthesisEvent
interface, which in turn inherits from Event
. It therefore has available the properties and methods defined on all these interfaces.
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Web Speech API The definition of 'speech synthesis utterance events' in that specification. | Draft |
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Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 33 | 44 (44) [1] | No support | No support | No support |
Feature | Android | Chrome | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | ? | (Yes) | ? | 2.5 | No support | No support | No support |
media.webspeech.synth.enabled
flag in about:config.
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