SpeechRecognition: continuous property

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The continuous property of the {{domxref("SpeechRecognition")}} interface controls whether continuous results are returned for each recognition, or only a single result.

It defaults to single results (false.)

Value

A boolean value representing the current SpeechRecognition's continuous status. true means continuous, and false means not continuous (single result each time.)

Examples

This code is excerpted from our Speech color changer example.

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

// …

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• Web Speech API