This is an experimental technology
Check 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.errorRead 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 API The definition of 'SpeechSynthesisErrorEvent' in that specification. |
Draft |
Browser compatibility
We're converting our compatibility data into a machine-readable JSON format. This compatibility table still uses the old format, because we haven't yet converted the data it contains. Find out how you can help!
| 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 |

