SpeechRecognition: abort() method

The abort() method of the Web Speech API stops the speech recognition service from listening to incoming audio, and doesn’t attempt to return a SpeechRecognitionResult.

Syntax

abort()

Parameters

None.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

const recognition = new SpeechRecognition();

const diagnostic = document.querySelector(".output");
const bg = document.querySelector("html");
const startBtn = document.querySelector(".start");
const abortBtn = document.querySelector(".abort");

startBtn.onclick = () => {
  recognition.start();
  console.log("Ready to receive a color command.");
};

abortBtn.onclick = () => {
  recognition.abort();
  console.log("Speech recognition aborted.");
};

recognition.onspeechend = () => {
  recognition.stop();
  console.log("Speech recognition has stopped.");
};

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• Web Speech API