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This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
3.48 say-as
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Element type |
say-as |
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Attributes |
type |
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Parents |
audio | choice | emphasis | enumerate | menu | paragraph | prompt | prosody | sentence | voice |
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Children |
PCDATA | value |
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Description |
Indicates how to render text to speech with respect to language conventions. |
DTD
<!ELEMENT say-as (#PCDATA | value) > <!ATTLIST say-as type CDATA #REQUIRED >
Language model
Attributes
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type : CDATA
Indicates the type of tts content contained within this element. The text-to-speech engine is expected to render the speech accordingly.
The supported types are:
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acronym
Indicates that the contained text should be spelled out.
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address
Indicates that the contained text should be spoken as a postal address.
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currency
Indicates that the contained text represents a currency amount.
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date
Indicates that the contained text is a date.
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date:dmy; date:mdy; date:ymd; date:my; date:ym;date:md
Indicates the order in which the day, month, and year components of the date should be spoken.
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date:y; date:m; date:d
Indicates that only the year, month, or day should be spoken.
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duration
Indicates that the contained text is a time duration (e.g. 4 hours and 5 minutes).
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duration:hms; duration:hm; duration:ms; duration:h;duration:m; duration:s
Indicates which components of a duration (hours, minutes, and/or seconds) should be spoken.
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measure
Indicates that the contained text represents a measurement (e.g. 5 mm).
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name
Indicates that the contained text represents the proper name of a person or company.
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net:email
Indicates that the contained text represents an email address.
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net:uri
Indicates that the contained text represents a URI or URL.
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number
Indicates that the contained text must be spoken as are presentation of a number (integer, fraction, roman numerals, floating point, etc.).
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number:ordinal
Indicates that the contained text is a number to be spoken as an ordinal (e.g. "first," "second," "hundredth," etc.).
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number:digits
Indicates that the contained text is one or more numbers that should be read as a string of digits.
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spell-out
Spells out the given word letter-for-letter.
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telephone
Indicates that the contained text represents a telephone number.
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time
Indicates that the contained text is a time.
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time:hms; time:hm; time:h
Indicates that the hour, minute, and second should be spoken, the hour and minute should be spoken, or just the hour should bespoken.
Children
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PCDATA, audible, and tts elements
To be rendered according to the rules specified by the say-as element.
Examples
Example 3-59 Pronouncing acronyms and currency correctly
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<vxml version="2.0">
<form id="audiotest">
<var name="ibmPrice" expr="'$103.23'"/>
<block>
<prompt xml:lang="us-en">
The current price of <say-as type="acronym">IBM</say-as> is
<say-as type="currency"><value expr="ibmPrice"/></say-as>.
</prompt>
</block>
</form>
</vxml>