Initializes a new instance of the SpeechSynthesizer class.
Namespace:
Microsoft.Speech.Synthesis
Assembly:
Microsoft.Speech (in Microsoft.Speech.dll)
Syntax
| Visual Basic (Declaration) |
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Public Sub New |
| Visual Basic (Usage) |
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Dim instance As New SpeechSynthesizer() |
| C# |
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public SpeechSynthesizer() |
Remarks
When you initialize a new SpeechSynthesizer instance, it uses the default system voice. To configure the SpeechSynthesizer to use one of the installed speech synthesis (text-to-speech) voices, use the SelectVoice or SelectVoiceByHints method. To get information about which voices are installed, use the GetInstalledVoices method and the VoiceInfo class.
See Also
