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SpeechRecognition: maxAlternatives property

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The maxAlternatives property of the SpeechRecognition interface sets the maximum number of SpeechRecognitionAlternatives provided per SpeechRecognitionResult.

The default value is 1.

Value

A number representing the maximum returned alternatives for each result.

Examples

This code is excerpted from our Speech color changer example.

const recognition = new SpeechRecognition();
recognition.lang = "en-US";
recognition.interimResults = false;
recognition.maxAlternatives = 1;

// …

Specifications

SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.

Browser compatibility

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