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CHAPTER 5 ■ SPEECH 145

Example 5-5. JavaVoice.java
package com.scottpreston.javarobot.chapter5;

import java.util.Locale;

import javax.speech.Central;
import javax.speech.synthesis.Synthesizer;
import javax.speech.synthesis.SynthesizerModeDesc;

public class JavaVoice implements JVoice {

private Synthesizer synth;

public JavaVoice() throws Exception {
// constructs synthesizer for US English

synth = Central.createSynthesizer(new SynthesizerModeDesc(
null, // engine name
"general", // mode name
Locale.US, // local
null, // Boolean, running
null)); // Voices[]
}
// allocates synthesizer resources, puts engine in state ALLOCATED.
public void open() {
try {
synth.allocate();
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
// deallocates synthesizer resources, puts engine in state DEALLOCATED.
public void close() {
try {
synth.deallocate();
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
// speaks
public void speak(String words) throws Exception {
// removes from paused state as set by allocate
synth.resume();
// speaks plain text and text is not interpreted by Java Speech Markup
// Language JSML
synth.speakPlainText(words, null);