This is an experimental technologyCheck the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The SpeechSynthesisErrorEvent
interface of the Web Speech API contains information about any errors that occur while processing SpeechSynthesisUtterance
objects in the speech service.
Properties
SpeechSynthesisErrorEvent
extends the SpeechSynthesisEvent
interface, which inherits properties from its parent interface, Event
.
SpeechSynthesisErrorEvent.error
Read only- Returns an error code indicating what has gone wrong with a speech synthesis attempt.
Methods
SpeechSynthesisErrorEvent
extends the SpeechSynthesisEvent
interface, which inherits methods from its parent interface, Event
.
Examples
var synth = window.speechSynthesis;
var inputForm = document.querySelector('form');
var inputTxt = document.querySelector('input');
var voiceSelect = document.querySelector('select');
var voices = synth.getVoices();
...
inputForm.onsubmit = function(event) {
event.preventDefault();
var utterThis = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance(inputTxt.value);
var selectedOption = voiceSelect.selectedOptions[0].getAttribute('data-name');
for(i = 0; i < voices.length ; i++) {
if(voices[i].name === selectedOption) {
utterThis.voice = voices[i];
}
}
synth.speak(utterThis);
utterThis.onerror = function(event) {
console.log('An error has occurred with the speech synthesis: ' + event.error);
}
inputTxt.blur();
}
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
Web Speech APIThe definition of 'SpeechSynthesisErrorEvent' in that specification. | Draft |
Browser compatibility
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Chrome
Full support 33 |
Edge
Full support ≤18 |
Firefox
Full support 49 |
IE
No support No |
Opera
Full support 21 |
Safari
Full support 7 |
WebView Android
No support No |
Chrome Android
Full support 33 |
Firefox Android Full support 62 Full support 62 No support 61 — 62 Disabled' From version 61 until version 62 (exclusive): this feature is behind the |
Opera Android
No support No |
Safari iOS
Full support 7 |
Samsung Internet Android
Full support 3.0 |
Chrome
Full support 33 |
Edge
Full support ≤18 |
Firefox
Full support 49 |
IE
No support No |
Opera
Full support 21 |
Safari
Full support 7 |
WebView Android
No support No |
Chrome Android
Full support 33 |
Firefox Android Full support 62 Full support 62 No support 61 — 62 Disabled' From version 61 until version 62 (exclusive): this feature is behind the |
Opera Android
No support No |
Safari iOS
Full support 7 |
Samsung Internet Android
Full support 3.0 |
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.
- User must explicitly enable this feature.'
- User must explicitly enable this feature.
See also
SpeechSynthesisErrorEvent by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.