Text to Speech Converter in C#
Let's Begin:
1) Create New Project -> Select Windows Form Application in C# -> Give it a name.
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using System;
using
System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Speech;
using
System.Speech.Synthesis;
namespace
TextToSpeechConverter
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
//SpeechSynthesizer Class Provides access to the
functionality of an installed a speech synthesis engine.
SpeechSynthesizer
speechSynthesizerObj;
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
speechSynthesizerObj
= new SpeechSynthesizer();
btn_Resume.Enabled = false;
btn_Pause.Enabled = false;
btn_Stop.Enabled = false;
}
private void btn_Speak_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
//Disposes the SpeechSynthesizer object
speechSynthesizerObj.Dispose();
if(richTextBox1.Text!="")
{
speechSynthesizerObj = new SpeechSynthesizer();
//Asynchronously speaks the contents present in
RichTextBox1
speechSynthesizerObj.SpeakAsync(richTextBox1.Text);
btn_Pause.Enabled = true;
btn_Stop.Enabled = true;
}
}
private void btn_Pause_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if(speechSynthesizerObj!=null)
{
//Gets the current speaking state of the
SpeechSynthesizer object.
if(speechSynthesizerObj.State==SynthesizerState.Speaking)
{
//Pauses the SpeechSynthesizer object.
speechSynthesizerObj.Pause();
btn_Resume.Enabled = true;
btn_Speak.Enabled = false;
}
}
}
private void btn_Resume_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (speechSynthesizerObj != null)
{
if
(speechSynthesizerObj.State == SynthesizerState.Paused)
{
//Resumes the SpeechSynthesizer object
after it has been paused.
speechSynthesizerObj.Resume();
btn_Resume.Enabled = false;
btn_Speak.Enabled = true;
}
}
}
private void btn_Stop_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if(speechSynthesizerObj!=null)
{
//Disposes the SpeechSynthesizer object
speechSynthesizerObj.Dispose();
btn_Speak.Enabled
= true;
btn_Resume.Enabled = false;
btn_Pause.Enabled = false;
btn_Stop.Enabled = false;
}
}
}
}
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