Text To Speech - Speak the text

TextToSpeech library facilitate us to convert text in to voice in  a variety of languages. It have an initListener, we must initialize the parameters of speaking like language setting etc. It have a variety of options like

AndroidManifest.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"   package="com.codeexpo.texttospeechsample">   <application       android:allowBackup="true"       android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"       android:label="@string/app_name"       android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"       android:supportsRtl="true"       android:theme="@style/AppTheme">       <activity android:name=".MainActivity">           <intent-filter>               <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />               <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />           </intent-filter>       </activity>   </application> </manifest>

MainActivity.java

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {   EditText message;   Button speakNow;   TextToSpeech textToSpeech;   @Override   protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {       super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);       setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);       message=findViewById(R.id.message);       speakNow=findViewById(R.id.speak_now);       ///////Initialize Listener of TextToSpeech////////////       textToSpeech=new TextToSpeech(getApplicationContext(), new TextToSpeech.OnInitListener() {           @Override           public void onInit(int status) {               if(status != TextToSpeech.ERROR) {                   textToSpeech.setLanguage(Locale.UK); //Set Language                   textToSpeech.setPitch((float) 0.5); //Set Pitch                   textToSpeech.setSpeechRate((float) 1.5); //Set Speech rate               }           }       });       /////////////////////////////////////////////////////       speakNow.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {           @Override           public void onClick(View v) {               //message.getText().toString() is the text to speak               //TextToSpeech.QUEUE_FLUSH Use to flush the text after speak               //TextToSpeech.QUEUE_ADD Use to append text in prevuous and speak               textToSpeech.speak(message.getText().toString(), TextToSpeech.QUEUE_FLUSH, null);           }       });   } }

activity_main.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"   android:orientation="vertical"   android:layout_width="match_parent"   android:layout_height="match_parent">   <EditText       android:id="@+id/message"       android:layout_width="match_parent"       android:layout_height="wrap_content"       android:padding="5dp"       android:layout_margin="5dp"       android:hint="Enter Message to Speak" />   <Button       android:id="@+id/speak_now"       android:background="@color/colorPrimaryDark"       android:layout_width="match_parent"       android:layout_height="wrap_content"       android:padding="5dp"       android:layout_margin="5dp"       android:text="Speak Now" /> </LinearLayout>