PromptBuilder.StartVoice Method (VoiceInfo)

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08/18/2014

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Starts the specified Voice in a PromptBuilder.

Namespace: Microsoft.SpeechServer.Synthesis
Assembly: Microsoft.SpeechServer (in microsoft.speechserver.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub StartVoice ( _
    voice As VoiceInfo _
)

public void StartVoice (
    VoiceInfo voice
)

Parameters

voice
The VoiceInfo of the voice to be started.

Example

using Microsoft.SpeechServer.Synthesis;
. . .
        private void statementActivity1_TurnStarting(object sender, TurnStartingEventArgs e)
        {
            PromptBuilder pb = new PromptBuilder();
            Microsoft.SpeechServer.Synthesis.VoiceInfo dvi = Workflow.Synthesizer.DefaultVoice;
            pb.SetText("This is " + dvi.Name + ", the default voice. ");
            foreach (Microsoft.SpeechServer.Synthesis.VoiceInfo vi in Workflow.Synthesizer.InstalledVoices)
            {
                if (vi.Culture.ToString() == dvi.Culture.ToString())
                {
                    if (vi.Name != dvi.Name)
                    {
                        pb.StartVoice(vi);
                        pb.AppendText("This is " + vi.Name + ", another voice");
                        pb.EndVoice();
                    }
                }
            }
            pb.AppendText("This is " + dvi.Name + ", the default voice again. ");
            statementActivity1.MainPrompt.AppendPromptBuilder(pb);
        }

Thread Safety

All public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread-safe. Instance members are not guaranteed to be thread-safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, Windows Vista Business Edition, Windows Vista Enterprise Edition

Target Platforms

Windows Server 2003

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