This is an experimental technology
Because this technology's specification has not stabilized, check the compatibility table for usage in various browsers. Also note that the syntax and behavior of an experimental technology is subject to change in future versions of browsers as the specification changes.
The name
read-only property of the SpeechSynthesisUtterance
interface returns the name associated with certain types of events occuring as the SpeechSynthesisUtterance.text
is being spoken: the name of the SSML marker reached in the case of a mark
event, or the type of boundary reached in the case of a boundary
event.
Syntax
event.name;
Value
A DOMString
.
Examples
utterThis.onboundary = function(event) { console.log(event.name + ' boundary reached after ' + event.elapsedTime + ' milliseconds.'); }
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Web Speech API The definition of 'name' in that specification. |
Draft |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 33 | 49 (49) | No support | ? | 7 |
Feature | Android | Chrome | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | No support | 2.0 | No support | No support | 7.1 |
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