This is an experimental technologyCheck the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The interimResults
property of the SpeechRecognition
interface controls whether interim results should be returned (true
) or not (false
.) Interim results are results that are not yet final (e.g. the SpeechRecognitionResult.isFinal
property is false
.)
The default value for interimResults
is false
.
Syntax
var myInterimResult = mySpeechRecognition.interimResults; mySpeechRecognition.interimResults = false;
Value
A Boolean
representing the state of the current SpeechRecognition
's interim results. true
means interim results are returned, and false
means they aren't.
Examples
This code is excerpted from our Speech color changer example.
var grammar = '#JSGF V1.0; grammar colors; public <color> = aqua | azure | beige | bisque | black | blue | brown | chocolate | coral | crimson | cyan | fuchsia | ghostwhite | gold | goldenrod | gray | green | indigo | ivory | khaki | lavender | lime | linen | magenta | maroon | moccasin | navy | olive | orange | orchid | peru | pink | plum | purple | red | salmon | sienna | silver | snow | tan | teal | thistle | tomato | turquoise | violet | white | yellow ;'
var recognition = new SpeechRecognition();
var speechRecognitionList = new SpeechGrammarList();
speechRecognitionList.addFromString(grammar, 1);
recognition.grammars = speechRecognitionList;
//recognition.continuous = false;
recognition.lang = 'en-US';
recognition.interimResults = false;
recognition.maxAlternatives = 1;
...
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
Web Speech APIThe definition of 'interimResults' in that specification. | Draft |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
Update compatibility data on GitHub
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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Chrome Full support 33 Full support 33 Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit Notes' You'll need to serve your code through a web server for recognition to work. |
Edge Full support ≤79 Full support ≤79 Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit Notes' You'll need to serve your code through a web server for recognition to work. |
Firefox
No support No |
IE
No support No |
Opera
No support No |
Safari
No support No |
WebView Android Full support Yes Full support Yes Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit Notes' You'll need to serve your code through a web server for recognition to work. |
Chrome Android Full support Yes Full support Yes Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit Notes' You'll need to serve your code through a web server for recognition to work. |
Firefox Android
No support No |
Opera Android
No support No |
Safari iOS
No support No |
Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes Full support Yes Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit Notes' You'll need to serve your code through a web server for recognition to work. |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.'
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- See implementation notes.'
- See implementation notes.
- Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.'
- Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.
Firefox OS permissions
To use speech recognition in an app, you need to specify the following permissions in your manifest:
"permissions": {
"audio-capture" : {
"description" : "Audio capture"
},
"speech-recognition" : {
"description" : "Speech recognition"
}
}
You also need a privileged app, so you need to include this as well:
"type": "privileged"
See also
SpeechRecognition.interimResults by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.