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StartSpeakingString Method (text)
Namespaces ► Monobjc.AppKit ► NSSpeechSynthesizer ► StartSpeakingString(NSString)

Begins speaking synthesized text through the system’s default sound output device.

Original signature is '- (BOOL)startSpeakingString:(NSString *)text'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

Declaration Syntax
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public virtual bool StartSpeakingString(
	NSString text
)
Public Overridable Function StartSpeakingString ( _
	text As NSString _
) As Boolean
public:
virtual bool StartSpeakingString(
	NSString^ text
)
Parameters
text (NSString)
Text to speak. When nil or empty, no synthesis occurs.
Return Value
YES when speaking starts successfully, NO otherwise.
Version Information
  • Available in Monobjc Bridge: 10.6 (For Mac OS X 10.6 and later), 10.5 (For Mac OS X 10.5 and later)

Assembly: Monobjc.AppKit (Module: Monobjc.AppKit)