Note
Please see Azure Cognitive Services for Speech documentation for the latest supported speech solutions.
SpeechSynthesizer.State Property
Gets the speaking state of the SpeechSynthesizer object.
Namespace: Microsoft.Speech.Synthesis
Assembly: Microsoft.Speech (in Microsoft.Speech.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property State As SynthesizerState
Get
'Usage
Dim instance As SpeechSynthesizer
Dim value As SynthesizerState
value = instance.State
public SynthesizerState State { get; }
Property Value
Type: Microsoft.Speech.Synthesis.SynthesizerState
Returns the speaking state of the SpeechSynthesizer object.
Remarks
To pause and resume speech synthesis, use the Pause and Resume methods.
Examples
using System;
using System.Threading;
using Microsoft.Speech.Synthesis;
namespace SampleSynthesis
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Initialize a new instance of the SpeechSynthesizer.
SpeechSynthesizer synth = new SpeechSynthesizer();
// Configure the audio output.
synth.SetOutputToDefaultAudioDevice();
// Subscribe to the SpeakProgress event.
synth.SpeakProgress += new EventHandler<SpeakProgressEventArgs>(synth_SpeakProgress);
// Write the state of the SpeechSynthesizer to the console.
Console.WriteLine("Current Synthesizer state: " + synth.State + "\n");
// Speak a text string asynchronously.
synth.SpeakAsync("What is your favorite color?");
// Write the state of the SpeechSynthesizer to the console while it is speaking.
Thread.Sleep(1000);
Console.WriteLine("\n - Current Synthesizer state: " + synth.State + " - \n");
// Write the state of the SpeechSynthesizer to the console after it is done speaking.
Thread.Sleep(2000);
Console.WriteLine("\nCurrent Synthesizer state: " + synth.State);
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("Press any key to exit...");
Console.ReadKey();
}
static void synth_SpeakProgress(object sender, SpeakProgressEventArgs e)
{
Console.WriteLine(e.Text);
}
}
}