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The name read-only property of the SpeechSynthesisUtterance interface returns the name associated with certain types of events occuring as the SpeechSynthesisUtterance.text is being spoken: the name of the SSML marker reached in the case of a mark event, or the type of boundary reached in the case of a boundary event.
event.name;
A DOMString.
utterThis.onboundary = function(event) {
console.log(event.name + ' boundary reached after ' + event.elapsedTime + ' milliseconds.');
} | Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Web Speech API The definition of 'name' in that specification. | Draft |
| Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 33 | (Yes) | 49 (49) | No support | ? | 7 |
| Feature | Android | Chrome | Edge | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | No support | 2.0 | No support | No support | 7.1 |
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