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GrammarBuilder.AppendRuleReference Method

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Definition

Namespace:
System.Speech.Recognition
Assembly:
System.Speech.dll
Package:
System.Speech v8.0.0
Package:
System.Speech v9.0.0-rc.2.24473.5

Appends a grammar file or a grammar rule to the current sequence of grammar elements.

Overloads

AppendRuleReference(String)

Appends a grammar definition file to the current sequence of grammar elements.
AppendRuleReference(String, String)

Appends the specified rule of a grammar definition file to the current sequence of grammar elements.

Remarks

The AppendRuleReference methods can append a grammar file or a grammar rule from a file. These methods allow applications to make use of pre-deployed or publicly available grammar rules. The application must have read access to the location of specified grammar files.

These methods can read a speech recognition grammar from the following formats.

Compiling an XML-format SRGS grammar file to a binary grammar file with the .cfg extension can reduce the time consumed by searches for a match, especially if the grammar requires recognition of a large number of words and phrases. For information about compiling SRGS grammars to the CFG binary format, see SrgsGrammarCompiler.

AppendRuleReference(String)

Source:
GrammarBuilder.cs
Source:
GrammarBuilder.cs

Appends a grammar definition file to the current sequence of grammar elements.

public:
 void AppendRuleReference(System::String ^ path);
public void AppendRuleReference (string path);
member this.AppendRuleReference : string -> unit
Public Sub AppendRuleReference (path As String)

Parameters

path
String

The path or Universal Resource Identifier (URI) of the file that describes a speech recognition grammar in a supported format.

Examples

The following C# example creates a speech recognition grammar that uses the rule named Cities in a local SRGS file, cities.grxml. The content of the cities.grxml file appears below the C# code example.

private static Grammar CreateCitiesGrammar1()
{
  GrammarBuilder builder = new GrammarBuilder();
  builder.AppendRuleReference("file://c:/temp/cities.grxml");

  Grammar citiesGrammar = new Grammar(builder);
  citiesGrammar.Name = "Cities Grammar 1";
  return citiesGrammar;
}

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16" ?>
<grammar version="1.0" xml:lang="en-US"
         xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/06/grammar"
         tag-format="semantics/1.0" root="Main">

  <!-- cities.grxml:
    Defines an SRGS grammar for requesting a flight. This grammar includes
    a Cities rule that lists the cities that can be used for departures
    and destinations. -->

  <rule id="Main">
    <item>
      I would like to fly from <ruleref uri="#Cities"/>
      to <ruleref uri="#Cities"/>
    </item>
  </rule>

  <rule id="Cities" scope="public">
    <one-of>
      <item> Seattle </item>
      <item> Los Angeles </item>
      <item> New York </item>
      <item> Miami </item>
    </one-of>
  </rule>
</grammar>

Remarks

The URI provided by the path argument may be local or remote. The application must have read access to the location of specified grammar files.

A W3C Speech Recognition Grammar Specification (SRGS) representation can define a root rule. This method appends the grammar, beginning with its root rule, to the current sequence of grammar elements. To append a specific grammar rule, use the AppendRuleReference method.

See also

Applies to

AppendRuleReference(String, String)

Source:
GrammarBuilder.cs
Source:
GrammarBuilder.cs

Appends the specified rule of a grammar definition file to the current sequence of grammar elements.

public:
 void AppendRuleReference(System::String ^ path, System::String ^ rule);
public void AppendRuleReference (string path, string rule);
member this.AppendRuleReference : string * string -> unit
Public Sub AppendRuleReference (path As String, rule As String)

Parameters

path
String

The file path or Universal Resource Identifier (URI) of the file that describes a speech recognition grammar in a supported format.

rule
String

The identifier of the rule to append, or null to append the default root rule of the grammar file.

Examples

The following C# example creates a speech recognition grammar that uses the rule named Cities in a local SRGS file, cities.grxml. The content of the cities.grxml file appears below the C# code example.

private static Grammar CreateCitiesGrammar2()
{
  GrammarBuilder builder = new GrammarBuilder();
  builder.Append("Does");
  builder.AppendRuleReference(@"c:\temp\cities.grxml", "Cities");
  builder.Append("have a shuttle");

  Grammar citiesGrammar = new Grammar(builder);
  citiesGrammar.Name = "Cities Grammar 2";
  return citiesGrammar;
}

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<grammar version="1.0" xml:lang="en-US"
         xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/06/grammar"
         tag-format="semantics/1.0" root="Main">

  <!-- cities.grxml:
    Defines an SRGS grammar for requesting a flight. This grammar includes
    a Cities rule that lists the cities that can be used for departures
    and destinations. -->

  <rule id="Main">
    <item>
      I would like to fly from <ruleref uri="#Cities"/>
      to <ruleref uri="#Cities"/>
    </item>
  </rule>

  <rule id="Cities" scope="public">
    <one-of>
      <item> Seattle </item>
      <item> Los Angeles </item>
      <item> New York </item>
      <item> Miami </item>
    </one-of>
  </rule>
</grammar>

Remarks

The URI provided by the path argument may be local or remote. The application must have read access to the location of specified grammar files.

You can use the use the AppendRuleReference method to append a grammar file beginning with its root rule.

See also

Applies to