SpeechSynthesisEvent.elapsedTime
The elapsedTime
read-only property of the SpeechSynthesisEvent
returns the elapsed time in seconds, after the SpeechSynthesisUtterance.text
started being spoken, at which the event was triggered.
Value
A float containing the elapsed time, in seconds.
Note: Early versions of the specification required the elapsed time in milliseconds. Check the compatibility table below for your browser.
Examples
utterThis.onboundary = function(event) {
console.log(event.name + ' boundary reached after ' + event.elapsedTime + ' seconds.');
}
Specifications
Specification |
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Web Speech API # dom-speechsynthesisevent-elapsedtime |
Browser compatibility
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