Note
Please see Azure Cognitive Services for Speech documentation for the latest supported speech solutions.
PromptBuilder.StartStyle Method
Specifies the start of a style in the PromptBuilder object.
Namespace: Microsoft.Speech.Synthesis
Assembly: Microsoft.Speech (in Microsoft.Speech.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Sub StartStyle ( _
style As PromptStyle _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As PromptBuilder
Dim style As PromptStyle
instance.StartStyle(style)
public void StartStyle(
PromptStyle style
)
Parameters
- style
Type: Microsoft.Speech.Synthesis.PromptStyle
The style to start.
Remarks
The StartStyle(PromptStyle) method takes a PromptStyle object as its argument. You can use the properties of the PromptStyle object to set the emphasis, speaking rate, and volume (loudness) to apply to speech output while the style is in effect. To stop using the current style, call the EndStyle() method.
Examples
The following example creates a PromptBuilder object and appends text strings. The example uses the StartStyle(PromptStyle) method to specify a slow speaking rate for the string being added, which enumerates the contents of an order.
using System;
using Microsoft.Speech.Synthesis;
namespace SampleSynthesis
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Initialize a new instance of the SpeechSynthesizer.
using (SpeechSynthesizer synth = new SpeechSynthesizer())
{
// Configure the audio output.
synth.SetOutputToWaveFile(@"C:\test\Style.wav");
// Create a SoundPlayer instance to play the output audio file.
System.Media.SoundPlayer m_SoundPlayer =
new System.Media.SoundPlayer(@"C:\test\Style.wav");
// Create a PromptBuilder object and add content.
PromptBuilder style = new PromptBuilder();
style.AppendText("Your order for");
style.StartStyle(new PromptStyle(PromptRate.Slow));
style.AppendText("one kitchen sink and one faucet");
style.EndStyle();
style.AppendText("has been confirmed.");
// Speak the prompt and play back the output file.
synth.Speak(style);
m_SoundPlayer.Play();
}
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("Press any key to exit...");
Console.ReadKey();
}
}
}