SpeechRecognition: stop() method

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

Syntax

js-nolint

stop()

Parameters

None.

Return value

None ({{jsxref("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.");
};

Syntax

Parameters

Return value

Examples

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also