Note
Please see Azure Cognitive Services for Speech documentation for the latest supported speech solutions.
SpeechSynthesizer.Speak Method (String)
Synchronously speaks the contents of a string.
Namespace: Microsoft.Speech.Synthesis
Assembly: Microsoft.Speech (in Microsoft.Speech.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Sub Speak ( _
textToSpeak As String _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As SpeechSynthesizer
Dim textToSpeak As String
instance.Speak(textToSpeak)
public void Speak(
string textToSpeak
)
Parameters
- textToSpeak
Type: System.String
The text to speak.
Remarks
To synchronously speak a string that contains SSML markup, use the SpeakSsml(String) method. To asynchronously speak the contents of a string, use the SpeakAsync(String) method.
Examples
As shown in the following example, the Speak(String) method provides the simplest means to generate speech output synchronously.
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\Color.wav");
// Create a SoundPlayer instance to play the output audio file.
System.Media.SoundPlayer m_SoundPlayer =
new System.Media.SoundPlayer(@"C:\Test\Color.wav");
// Speak the string synchronously and play the output file.
synth.Speak("What is your favorite color?");
m_SoundPlayer.Play();
}
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("Press any key to exit...");
Console.ReadKey();
}
}
}