This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The SpeechGrammarList() constructor creates a new SpeechGrammarList object instance.
Syntax
var myGrammarList = new SpeechGrammarList();
Parameters
None.
Examples
In our simple Speech color changer example, we create a new SpeechRecognition object instance using the SpeechRecognition() constructor, create a new SpeechGrammarList, add our grammar string to it using the SpeechGrammarList.addFromString method, and set it to be the grammar that will be recognised by the SpeechRecognition instance using the SpeechRecognition.grammars property.
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;
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Web Speech API The definition of 'SpeechGrammarList' in that specification. |
Draft |
Browser compatibility
| Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 33 webkit 1 | ? | No | No | No | No |
| Feature | Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge mobile | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | iOS Safari | Samsung Internet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | Yes webkit 1 | Yes1 | ? | No | No | No | ? |
1. You'll need to serve your code through a web server for recognition to work.
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"