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<h1>SDLTTSChunk Class Reference</h1>

<h3>Section Contents</h3>

<ul>
  <li><a href="#section--initWithText:type:">-initWithText:type:</a></li>
  <li><a href="#section-+textChunksFromString:">+textChunksFromString:</a></li>
  <li><a href="#section-+sapiChunksFromString:">+sapiChunksFromString:</a></li>
  <li><a href="#section-+lhPlusChunksFromString:">+lhPlusChunksFromString:</a></li>
  <li><a href="#section-+prerecordedChunksFromString:">+prerecordedChunksFromString:</a></li>
  <li><a href="#section-+silenceChunks">+silenceChunks</a></li>
  <li><a href="#section-+fileChunksWithName:">+fileChunksWithName:</a></li>
  <li><a href="#section-text">text</a></li>
  <li><a href="#section-type">type</a></li>
</ul>

<h3>Overview</h3>

<p>Specifies what is to be spoken. This can be simply a text phrase, which SDL will speak according to its own rules. It can also be phonemes from either the Microsoft SAPI phoneme set, or from the LHPLUS phoneme set. It can also be a pre-recorded sound in WAV format (either developer-defined, or provided by the SDL platform).</p>

<p>In SDL, words, and therefore sentences, can be built up from phonemes and are used to explicitly provide the proper pronunciation to the TTS engine. For example, to have SDL pronounce the word &ldquo;read&rdquo; as &ldquo;red&rdquo;, rather than as when it is pronounced like &ldquo;reed&rdquo;, the developer would use phonemes to express this desired pronunciation.</p>

<p>For more information about phonemes, see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoneme"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoneme">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoneme</a></a>.</p>

<p>@since SmartDeviceLink 1.0</p>


<section class="section task-group-section">
  <h3 id="section--initWithText:type:">
      -initWithText:type:
  </h3>
  
  <p>Initialize with text and a type</p>

  
  
  <h4>Objective-C</h4>
  <pre class="highlight objective_c"><code><span class="k">-</span> <span class="p">(</span><span class="n">nonnull</span> <span class="n">instancetype</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="nf">initWithText</span><span class="p">:(</span><span class="n">nonnull</span> <span class="n">NSString</span> <span class="o">*</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="nv">text</span>
                                <span class="nf">type</span><span class="p">:(</span><span class="n">nonnull</span> <span class="n"><a href="../Type%20Definitions.html#/c:SDLSpeechCapabilities.h@T@SDLSpeechCapabilities">SDLSpeechCapabilities</a></span><span class="p">)</span><span class="nv">type</span><span class="p">;</span></code></pre>

  
  <h4>Swift</h4>
  <pre class="highlight swift"><code><span class="nf">init</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="nv">text</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="kt">String</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="nv">type</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="kt"><a href="../Type%20Definitions.html#/c:SDLSpeechCapabilities.h@T@SDLSpeechCapabilities">SDLSpeechCapabilities</a></span><span class="p">)</span></code></pre>

  
  
  <h4>Parameters</h4>
  <dl>
      <dt>text</dt>
      <dd><p>The string to be spoken</p></dd>
      <dt>type</dt>
      <dd><p>The type of text the string is</p></dd>
  </dl>
  <div>
    <h4>Return Value</h4>
    <p>The RPC</p>
  </div>
  
  <h3 id="section-+textChunksFromString:">
      +textChunksFromString:
  </h3>
  
  <p>Create TTS using text</p>

  
  
  <h4>Objective-C</h4>
  <pre class="highlight objective_c"><code><span class="k">+</span> <span class="p">(</span><span class="n">nonnull</span> <span class="n">NSArray</span><span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">SDLTTSChunk</span> <span class="o">*&gt;</span> <span class="o">*</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="nf">textChunksFromString</span><span class="p">:</span>
    <span class="p">(</span><span class="n">nonnull</span> <span class="n">NSString</span> <span class="o">*</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="nv">string</span><span class="p">;</span></code></pre>

  
  <h4>Swift</h4>
  <pre class="highlight swift"><code><span class="kd">class</span> <span class="kd">func</span> <span class="nf">textChunks</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">from</span> <span class="nv">string</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="kt">String</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="o">-&gt;</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="kt">SDLTTSChunk</span><span class="p">]</span></code></pre>

  
  
  <h4>Parameters</h4>
  <dl>
      <dt>string</dt>
      <dd><p>The text chunk</p></dd>
  </dl>
  <div>
    <h4>Return Value</h4>
    <p>The RPC</p>
  </div>
  
  <h3 id="section-+sapiChunksFromString:">
      +sapiChunksFromString:
  </h3>
  
  <p>Create TTS using SAPI</p>

  
  
  <h4>Objective-C</h4>
  <pre class="highlight objective_c"><code><span class="k">+</span> <span class="p">(</span><span class="n">nonnull</span> <span class="n">NSArray</span><span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">SDLTTSChunk</span> <span class="o">*&gt;</span> <span class="o">*</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="nf">sapiChunksFromString</span><span class="p">:</span>
    <span class="p">(</span><span class="n">nonnull</span> <span class="n">NSString</span> <span class="o">*</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="nv">string</span><span class="p">;</span></code></pre>

  
  <h4>Swift</h4>
  <pre class="highlight swift"><code><span class="kd">class</span> <span class="kd">func</span> <span class="nf">sapiChunks</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">from</span> <span class="nv">string</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="kt">String</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="o">-&gt;</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="kt">SDLTTSChunk</span><span class="p">]</span></code></pre>

  
  
  <h4>Parameters</h4>
  <dl>
      <dt>string</dt>
      <dd><p>The SAPI chunk</p></dd>
  </dl>
  <div>
    <h4>Return Value</h4>
    <p>The RPC</p>
  </div>
  
  <h3 id="section-+lhPlusChunksFromString:">
      +lhPlusChunksFromString:
  </h3>
  
  <p>Create TTS using LH Plus</p>

  
  
  <h4>Objective-C</h4>
  <pre class="highlight objective_c"><code><span class="k">+</span> <span class="p">(</span><span class="n">nonnull</span> <span class="n">NSArray</span><span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">SDLTTSChunk</span> <span class="o">*&gt;</span> <span class="o">*</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="nf">lhPlusChunksFromString</span><span class="p">:</span>
    <span class="p">(</span><span class="n">nonnull</span> <span class="n">NSString</span> <span class="o">*</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="nv">string</span><span class="p">;</span></code></pre>

  
  <h4>Swift</h4>
  <pre class="highlight swift"><code><span class="kd">class</span> <span class="kd">func</span> <span class="nf">lhPlusChunks</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">from</span> <span class="nv">string</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="kt">String</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="o">-&gt;</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="kt">SDLTTSChunk</span><span class="p">]</span></code></pre>

  
  
  <h4>Parameters</h4>
  <dl>
      <dt>string</dt>
      <dd><p>The LH Plus chunk</p></dd>
  </dl>
  <div>
    <h4>Return Value</h4>
    <p>The RPC</p>
  </div>
  
  <h3 id="section-+prerecordedChunksFromString:">
      +prerecordedChunksFromString:
  </h3>
  
  <p>Create TTS using prerecorded chunks</p>

  
  
  <h4>Objective-C</h4>
  <pre class="highlight objective_c"><code><span class="k">+</span> <span class="p">(</span><span class="n">nonnull</span> <span class="n">NSArray</span><span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">SDLTTSChunk</span> <span class="o">*&gt;</span> <span class="o">*</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="nf">prerecordedChunksFromString</span><span class="p">:</span>
    <span class="p">(</span><span class="n">nonnull</span> <span class="n">NSString</span> <span class="o">*</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="nv">string</span><span class="p">;</span></code></pre>

  
  <h4>Swift</h4>
  <pre class="highlight swift"><code><span class="kd">class</span> <span class="kd">func</span> <span class="nf">prerecordedChunks</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">from</span> <span class="nv">string</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="kt">String</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="o">-&gt;</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="kt">SDLTTSChunk</span><span class="p">]</span></code></pre>

  
  
  <h4>Parameters</h4>
  <dl>
      <dt>string</dt>
      <dd><p>The prerecorded chunk</p></dd>
  </dl>
  <div>
    <h4>Return Value</h4>
    <p>The RPC</p>
  </div>
  
  <h3 id="section-+silenceChunks">
      +silenceChunks
  </h3>
  
  <p>Create TTS using silence</p>

  
  
  <h4>Objective-C</h4>
  <pre class="highlight objective_c"><code><span class="k">+</span> <span class="p">(</span><span class="n">nonnull</span> <span class="n">NSArray</span><span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">SDLTTSChunk</span> <span class="o">*&gt;</span> <span class="o">*</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="n">silenceChunks</span><span class="p">;</span></code></pre>

  
  <h4>Swift</h4>
  <pre class="highlight swift"><code><span class="kd">class</span> <span class="kd">func</span> <span class="nf">silenceChunks</span><span class="p">()</span> <span class="o">-&gt;</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="kt">SDLTTSChunk</span><span class="p">]</span></code></pre>

  
  
  <div>
    <h4>Return Value</h4>
    <p>The RPC</p>
  </div>
  
  <h3 id="section-+fileChunksWithName:">
      +fileChunksWithName:
  </h3>
  
  <p>Create &ldquo;TTS&rdquo; to play an audio file previously uploaded to the system.</p>

  
  
  <h4>Objective-C</h4>
  <pre class="highlight objective_c"><code><span class="k">+</span> <span class="p">(</span><span class="n">nonnull</span> <span class="n">NSArray</span><span class="o">&lt;</span><span class="n">SDLTTSChunk</span> <span class="o">*&gt;</span> <span class="o">*</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="nf">fileChunksWithName</span><span class="p">:</span>
    <span class="p">(</span><span class="n">nonnull</span> <span class="n">NSString</span> <span class="o">*</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="nv">fileName</span><span class="p">;</span></code></pre>

  
  <h4>Swift</h4>
  <pre class="highlight swift"><code><span class="kd">class</span> <span class="kd">func</span> <span class="nf">fileChunks</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">withName</span> <span class="nv">fileName</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="kt">String</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="o">-&gt;</span> <span class="p">[</span><span class="kt">SDLTTSChunk</span><span class="p">]</span></code></pre>

  
  
  <h4>Parameters</h4>
  <dl>
      <dt>fileName</dt>
      <dd><p>The name of the file used in the SDLFile or PutFile that was uploaded</p></dd>
  </dl>
  <div>
    <h4>Return Value</h4>
    <p>The RPC</p>
  </div>
  
  <h3 id="section-text">
      text
  </h3>
  
  <p>Text to be spoken, a phoneme specification, or the name of a pre-recorded / pre-uploaded sound. The contents of this field are indicated by the &ldquo;type&rdquo; field.</p>

<p>Required, Max length 500</p>

  
  
  <h4>Objective-C</h4>
  <pre class="highlight objective_c"><code><span class="k">@property</span> <span class="p">(</span><span class="n">nonatomic</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">strong</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="n">NSString</span> <span class="o">*</span><span class="n">_Nonnull</span> <span class="n">text</span><span class="p">;</span></code></pre>

  
  <h4>Swift</h4>
  <pre class="highlight swift"><code><span class="k">var</span> <span class="nv">text</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="kt">String</span> <span class="p">{</span> <span class="k">get</span> <span class="k">set</span> <span class="p">}</span></code></pre>

  
  
  
  <h3 id="section-type">
      type
  </h3>
  
  <p>The type of information in the &ldquo;text&rdquo; field (e.g. phrase to be spoken, phoneme specification, name of pre-recorded sound).</p>

<p>Required</p>

  
  
  <h4>Objective-C</h4>
  <pre class="highlight objective_c"><code><span class="k">@property</span> <span class="p">(</span><span class="n">nonatomic</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">strong</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="n"><a href="../Type%20Definitions.html#/c:SDLSpeechCapabilities.h@T@SDLSpeechCapabilities">SDLSpeechCapabilities</a></span> <span class="n">_Nonnull</span> <span class="n">type</span><span class="p">;</span></code></pre>

  
  <h4>Swift</h4>
  <pre class="highlight swift"><code><span class="k">var</span> <span class="nv">type</span><span class="p">:</span> <span class="kt"><a href="../Type%20Definitions.html#/c:SDLSpeechCapabilities.h@T@SDLSpeechCapabilities">SDLSpeechCapabilities</a></span> <span class="p">{</span> <span class="k">get</span> <span class="k">set</span> <span class="p">}</span></code></pre>

  
  
  
</section>