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Here is a quick example, with sample Eclipse project, of how to simply use the inbuilt Text to Speech (TTS) in Android.
There are a few steps that I have tried to explain briefly in comments, including checking that the TTS service is installed (it is on most phones), setting the locale (language), etc.
import java.util.Locale;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.speech.tts.TextToSpeech;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class main extends Activity implements TextToSpeech.OnInitListener {
private TextToSpeech mTts;
// This code can be any value you want, its just a checksum.
private static final int MY_DATA_CHECK_CODE = 1234;
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
Button english = (Button)findViewById(R.id.button2);
Button spanish = (Button)findViewById(R.id.button3);
Button french = (Button)findViewById(R.id.button4);
Button german = (Button)findViewById(R.id.button5);
Button italian = (Button)findViewById(R.id.button6);
//Check if TTS is installed
Intent checkIntent = new Intent();
checkIntent.setAction(TextToSpeech.Engine.ACTION_CHECK_TTS_DATA);
startActivityForResult(checkIntent, MY_DATA_CHECK_CODE);
Context context = getApplicationContext();
CharSequence text = "Checking if TTS is installed";
int duration = Toast.LENGTH_SHORT;
Toast toast = Toast.makeText(context, text, duration);
toast.show();
english.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener()
{
public void onClick(View v)
{
//set language locale
mTts.setLanguage(Locale.UK);
//speak given text
mTts.speak("Giraffe",
TextToSpeech.QUEUE_FLUSH,
null);
}
});
french.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener()
{
public void onClick(View v)
{
//set language locale
mTts.setLanguage(Locale.FRENCH);
//speak given text
mTts.speak("girafe",
TextToSpeech.QUEUE_FLUSH,
null);
}
});
spanish.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener()
{
public void onClick(View v)
{
//set language locale
mTts.setLanguage(new Locale("spa"));
//speak given text
mTts.speak("jirafa",
TextToSpeech.QUEUE_FLUSH,
null);
}
});
german.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener()
{
public void onClick(View v)
{
//set language locale
mTts.setLanguage(Locale.GERMAN);
//speak given text
mTts.speak("Giraffe",
TextToSpeech.QUEUE_FLUSH,
null);
}
});
italian.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener()
{
public void onClick(View v)
{
//set language locale
mTts.setLanguage(Locale.ITALIAN);
//speak given text
mTts.speak("giraffa",
TextToSpeech.QUEUE_FLUSH, // Drop all pending entries in the playback queue.
null);
}
});
}
public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data)
{
if (requestCode == MY_DATA_CHECK_CODE)
{
if (resultCode == TextToSpeech.Engine.CHECK_VOICE_DATA_PASS)
{
// TTS installed, create instance
mTts = new TextToSpeech(this, this);
Context context = getApplicationContext();
CharSequence text = "TTS is installed";
int duration = Toast.LENGTH_SHORT;
Toast toast = Toast.makeText(context, text, duration);
toast.show();
}
else
{
// TTS not installed, install it
Context context = getApplicationContext();
CharSequence text = "TTS is NOT installed";
int duration = Toast.LENGTH_SHORT;
Toast toast = Toast.makeText(context, text, duration);
toast.show();
Intent installIntent = new Intent();
installIntent.setAction(
TextToSpeech.Engine.ACTION_INSTALL_TTS_DATA);
startActivity(installIntent);
}
}
}
@Override
public void onInit(int status)
{
}
@Override
public void onDestroy()
{
// Close Text to Speech Service
if (mTts != null)
{
mTts.stop();
mTts.shutdown();
}
super.onDestroy();
}
}
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