This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The item
getter of the SpeechRecognitionResult
interface is a standard getter that allows SpeechRecognitionAlternative
objects within the result to be accessed via array syntax.
Syntax
var myAlternative = speechRecognitionResultInstance[0];
Returns
A SpeechRecognitionAlternative
object.
Examples
This code is excerpted from our Speech color changer example.
recognition.onresult = function(event) { // The SpeechRecognitionEvent results property returns a SpeechRecognitionResultList object // The SpeechRecognitionResultList object contains SpeechRecognitionResult objects. // It has a getter so it can be accessed like an array // The first [0] returns the SpeechRecognitionResult at position 0. // Each SpeechRecognitionResult object contains SpeechRecognitionAlternative objects that contain individual results. // These also have getters so they can be accessed like arrays. // The second [0] returns the SpeechRecognitionAlternative at position 0. // We then return the transcript property of the SpeechRecognitionAlternative object var color = event.results[0][0].transcript; diagnostic.textContent = 'Result received: ' + color + '.'; bg.style.backgroundColor = color; }
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Web Speech API The definition of 'item()' in that specification. |
Draft |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | 33 [1] | 44 (44) [2] | No support | No support | No support |
Feature | Android | Chrome | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | ? | (Yes)[1] | ? | 2.5 | No support | No support | No support |
- [1] Speech recognition interfaces are currently prefixed on Chrome, so you'll need to prefix interface names appropriately, e.g.
webkitSpeechRecognition
; You'll also need to serve your code through a web server for recognition to work. - [2] Can be enabled via the
media.webspeech.recognition.enable
flag in about:config, although note that currently speech recognition won't work on Desktop Firefox — it will be properly exposed soon, once the required internal permissions are sorted out.
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"
See also
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