The start() method of the Web Speech API starts the speech recognition service listening to incoming audio with intent to recognize grammars associated with the current SpeechRecognition.
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SpeechRecognition: start() method
Syntax
js
start()
Parameters
None.
Return value
None (undefined).
Examples
js
const 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 ;";
const recognition = new SpeechRecognition();
const speechRecognitionList = new SpeechGrammarList();
speechRecognitionList.addFromString(grammar, 1);
recognition.grammars = speechRecognitionList;
const diagnostic = document.querySelector(".output");
const bg = document.querySelector("html");
document.body.onclick = () => {
recognition.start();
console.log("Ready to receive a color command.");
};
abortBtn.onclick = () => {
recognition.abort();
console.log("Speech recognition aborted.");
};
recognition.onspeechend = () => {
recognition.stop();
console.log("Speech recognition has stopped.");
};
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| Web Speech API # dom-speechrecognition-start |
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
start |
33 | 79 | No | No | 20 | 14.1 | 4.4.3 | 33 | No | 20 | 14.5 | 2.0 |
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/SpeechRecognition/start