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SpeechGrammar.constructor

This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The SpeechGrammar constructor of the SpeechGrammar interface creates a new SpeechGrammar object instance.

Syntax

var mySpeechGrammar = new SpeechGrammar();

Parameters

None.

Examples

var grammar = '#JSGF V1.0; grammar colors; public <color> = aqua | azure | beige | bisque | black | blue | brown | chocolate | coral | crimson | cyan | fuchsia | ghostwhite | gold | goldenrod | gray | green | indigo | ivory | khaki | lavender | lime | linen | magenta | maroon | moccasin | navy | olive | orange | orchid | peru | pink | plum | purple | red | salmon | sienna | silver | snow | tan | teal | thistle | tomato | turquoise | violet | white | yellow ;'
var recognition = new SpeechRecognition();
var speechRecognitionList = new SpeechGrammarList();
speechRecognitionList.addFromString(grammar, 1);
recognition.grammars = speechRecognitionList;

var newGrammar = new SpeechGrammar();
newGrammar.src = '#JSGF V1.0; grammar names; public <name> = chris | kirsty | mike;'
speechRecognitionList[1] = newGrammar; // should add the new SpeechGrammar object to the list

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Web Speech API The definition of 'SpeechGrammar()' in that specification.	Draft

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	25 Prefixed 25 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit	No	44 Disabled 44 Disabled Note that currently only the speech synthesis part is available in Firefox Desktop — the speech recognition part will be available soon, once the required internal permissions are sorted out. Disabled From version 44: this feature is behind the `media.webspeech.recognition.enable` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	No	27	No