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SpeechRecognition: stop() method

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The stop() method of the Web Speech API stops the speech recognition service from listening for incoming audio and attempts to return a SpeechRecognitionResult based on the results captured so far.

Syntax

stop()

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("button");

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

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

Specifications

SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.

Browser compatibility

Browser compatibilityCompatibility data is available on the canonical MDN page.

See also