SpeechSynthesisErrorEvent

The SpeechSynthesisErrorEvent interface of the Web Speech API contains information about any errors that occur while processing SpeechSynthesisUtterance objects in the speech service.

Event SpeechSynthesisEvent SpeechSynthesisErrorEvent

Constructor

SpeechSynthesisErrorEvent()

Creates a new SpeechSynthesisErrorEvent.

Instance 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.

Instance methods

SpeechSynthesisErrorEvent extends the SpeechSynthesisEvent interface, which inherits methods from its parent interface, Event.

Examples

js

const synth = window.speechSynthesis;

const inputForm = document.querySelector("form");
const inputTxt = document.querySelector("input");
const voiceSelect = document.querySelector("select");

const voices = synth.getVoices();

// ...

inputForm.onsubmit = (event) => {
  event.preventDefault();

  const utterThis = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance(inputTxt.value);
  const selectedOption =
    voiceSelect.selectedOptions[0].getAttribute("data-name");
  for (let i = 0; i < voices.length; i++) {
    if (voices[i].name === selectedOption) {
      utterThis.voice = voices[i];
    }
  }

  synth.speak(utterThis);

  utterThis.onerror = (event) => {
    console.log(
      `An error has occurred with the speech synthesis: ${event.error}`,
    );
  };

  inputTxt.blur();
};

Specifications

Specification
Web Speech API
# speechsynthesiserrorevent

Browser compatibility

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See also