SpeechRecognition: audiostart event
The audiostart
event of the Web Speech API is fired when the user agent has started to capture audio for speech recognition.
Syntax
Use the event name in methods like addEventListener()
, or set an event handler property.
js
addEventListener("audiostart", (event) => {});
onaudiostart = (event) => {};
Event type
A generic Event
with no added properties.
Examples
You can use the audiostart
event in an addEventListener
method:
js
const recognition = new webkitSpeechRecognition() || new SpeechRecognition();
recognition.addEventListener("audiostart", () => {
console.log("Audio capturing started");
});
Or use the onaudiostart
event handler property:
js
recognition.onaudiostart = () => {
console.log("Audio capturing started");
};
Specifications
Specification |
---|
Web Speech API # eventdef-speechrecognition-audiostart |
Web Speech API # dom-speechrecognition-onaudiostart |
Browser compatibility
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