AVSpeechSynthesizer

Syntax#

AVSpeechSynthesizer() // Creates a speech synthesiser
speaker.speakUtterance(speech) // Converts the text to speech

Parameters#

Parameter	Details
speaker	AVSpeechSynthesizer object
speech	AVSpeechUtterance object
## Creating a basic text to speech
Use the `speakUtterance:` method of `AVSpeechSynthesizer` to convert text to speech. You need to pass an `AVSpeechUtterance` object to this method, which contains the text that you want to be spoken.

Objective C

AVSpeechSynthesizer *speaker = [[AVSpeechSynthesizer alloc] init];
AVSpeechUtterance *speech    = [AVSpeechUtterance speechUtteranceWithString:@"Hello World"];
[speaker speakUtterance:speech];

Swift

let speaker = AVSpeechSynthesizer()
let speech = AVSpeechUtterance(string: "Hello World")
speaker.speakUtterance(speech)