Note
Please see Azure Cognitive Services for Speech documentation for the latest supported speech solutions.
SayAs Enumeration
Enumerates the content types for the speaking of elements such as times, dates, and currency.
Namespace: Microsoft.Speech.Synthesis
Assembly: Microsoft.Speech (in Microsoft.Speech.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Enumeration SayAs
'Usage
Dim instance As SayAs
public enum SayAs
Members
| Member name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| SpellOut | Spell the word. For example, say “clock” as “C L O C K”. | |
| NumberOrdinal | Speak a number as an ordinal number. For example, speak "3rd" as "third". | |
| NumberCardinal | Speak a number as a cardinal number. For example, speak "3" as "three." | |
| Date | Speak a number sequence as a date. For example, speak “05/19/2004” or “19.5.2004” as “may nineteenth two thousand four”. | |
| DayMonthYear | Speak a number sequence as a date including the day, month, and year. For example, speak “12/05/2004” as “May twelfth two thousand four”. | |
| MonthDayYear | Speak a number sequence as a date including the day, month, and year. For example, speak “12/05/2004” as “December fifth two thousand four”. | |
| YearMonthDay | Speak a number sequence as a date including the day, month, and year. For example, speak “2004/05/12” as “May twelfth two thousand four”. | |
| YearMonth | Speak a number sequence as a year and month. For example, speak “2004/05” as “May two thousand four”. | |
| MonthYear | Speak a number sequence as a month and year. For example, speak “05/2004” as “May two thousand four”. | |
| MonthDay | Speak a number sequence as a month and day. For example, speak “05/12” as “may twelfth”, and speak “12/5” as “December 5th”. | |
| DayMonth | Speak a number sequence as a day and month. For example, speak “12/05” as “May twelfth”, and speak “05/12” as “December 5th”. | |
| Year | Speak a number as a year. For example, speak “1998” as “nineteen ninety-eight”. | |
| Month | Speak a word as a month. For example, speak “June” as “June”. | |
| Day | Speak a number as the day in a date. For example, speak “3rd” as “third”. | |
| Time | Speak a number sequence as a time. For example, speak “9:45” as “nine forty-five”, and speak “9:45am” as “nine forty-five A M”. | |
| Time24 | Speak a number sequence as a time using the 24-hour clock. For example, speak “18:00” as “eighteen hundred hours”. | |
| Time12 | Speak a number sequence as a time using the 12-hour clock. For example, speak “03:25” as “three twenty-five”. | |
| Telephone | Speak a number sequence as a U.S. telephone number. For example, speak “(306) 555-1212” as “Area code three zero six five five five one two one two”. | |
| Currency | Speak a number as an amount of currency. For example, speak "$514.97" as five hundred fourteen dollars and 97 cents. | |
| Text | Speak the word or phrase as text. For example, speak “timeline” as “timeline”. |
Remarks
The AppendTextWithHint(String, SayAs) method uses members of the SayAs enumeration to specify the content type of the appended text, which the speech synthesis engine can use to inform its pronunciation.