QTextToSpeech Class

Member Function Documentation

[explicit] QTextToSpeech::QTextToSpeech(QObject *parent = nullptr)

Loads a text-to-speech engine from a plug-in that uses the default engine plug-in and constructs a QTextToSpeech object as the child of parent.

The default engine is platform-specific.

If the engine initializes correctly, then the state of the engine will change to QTextToSpeech::Ready; note that this might happen asynchronously. If the plugin fails to load, then state will be set to QTextToSpeech::Error.

See also availableEngines().

[explicit] QTextToSpeech::QTextToSpeech(const QString &engine, QObject *parent = nullptr)

Loads a text-to-speech engine from a plug-in that matches parameter engine and constructs a QTextToSpeech object as the child of parent.

If engine is empty, the default engine plug-in is used. The default engine is platform-specific.

If the engine initializes correctly, the state of the engine will be set to QTextToSpeech::Ready. If the plugin fails to load, or if the engine fails to initialize, the engine's state will be set to QTextToSpeech::Error.

See also availableEngines().

[explicit, since 6.4] QTextToSpeech::QTextToSpeech(const QString &engine, const QVariantMap &params, QObject *parent = nullptr)

Loads a text-to-speech engine from a plug-in that matches parameter engine and constructs a QTextToSpeech object as the child of parent, passing params through to the engine.

If engine is empty, the default engine plug-in is used. The default engine is platform-specific. Which key/value pairs in params are supported depends on the engine. See the engine documentation for details. Unsupported entries will be ignored.

If the engine initializes correctly, the state of the engine will be set to QTextToSpeech::Ready. If the plugin fails to load, or if the engine fails to initialize, the engine's state will be set to QTextToSpeech::Error.

This function was introduced in Qt 6.4.

See also availableEngines().

[override virtual] QTextToSpeech::~QTextToSpeech()

Destroys this QTextToSpeech object, stopping any speech.

[static invokable] QStringList QTextToSpeech::availableEngines()

Gets the list of supported text-to-speech engine plug-ins.

See also engine.

[invokable] QList<QLocale> QTextToSpeech::availableLocales() const

Returns the list of locales that are supported by the active engine.

[invokable] QList<QVoice> QTextToSpeech::availableVoices() const

Returns the list of voices available for the current locale.

[signal] void QTextToSpeech::errorOccurred(QTextToSpeech::ErrorReason reason, const QString &errorString)

This signal is emitted after an error occurred and the state has been set to QTextToSpeech::Error. The reason parameter specifies the type of error, and the errorString provides a human-readable error description.

QTextToSpeech::ErrorReason is not a registered metatype, so for queued connections, you will have to register it with Q_DECLARE_METATYPE() and qRegisterMetaType().

See also errorReason(), errorString(), and Creating Custom Qt Types.

[invokable] QTextToSpeech::ErrorReason QTextToSpeech::errorReason() const

Returns the reason why the engine has reported an error.

See also state and errorOccurred().

[invokable] QString QTextToSpeech::errorString() const

Returns the current engine error message.

See also errorOccurred().

[slot] void QTextToSpeech::pause(QTextToSpeech::BoundaryHint boundaryHint = QTextToSpeech::BoundaryHint::Default)

Pauses the current speech at boundaryHint.

Whether the boundaryHint is respected depends on the engine.

See also resume().

[slot] void QTextToSpeech::resume()

Resume speaking after pause() has been called.

See also pause().

[slot] void QTextToSpeech::say(const QString &text)

Starts synthesizing the text.

This function starts sythesizing the speech asynchronously, and reads the text to the default audio output device.

    connect(ui.speakButton, &QPushButton::clicked, m_speech, [this]{
        m_speech->say(ui.plainTextEdit->toPlainText());
    });

The current state is available using the state property, and is set to Speaking once the reading starts. When the reading is done, state will be set to Ready.

See also stop(), pause(), and resume().

[invokable, since 6.4] bool QTextToSpeech::setEngine(const QString &engine, const QVariantMap &params = QVariantMap())

Sets the engine used by this QTextToSpeech object to engine, passing params through to the engine constructor.

Returns whether engine could be set successfully.

Which key/value pairs in params are supported depends on the engine. See the engine documentation for details. Unsupported entries will be ignored.

This function was introduced in Qt 6.4.

See also engine().

[slot] void QTextToSpeech::stop(QTextToSpeech::BoundaryHint boundaryHint = QTextToSpeech::BoundaryHint::Default)

Stops the current reading at boundaryHint.

The reading cannot be resumed. Whether the boundaryHint is respected depends on the engine.

See also say() and pause().