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# NSSpeechSynthesizer.SpeechPropertyKey.StatusKey

Keys for the speech synthesizier status.

```
struct StatusKey
```

## Discussion

Use these keys in the [`status`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSpeechSynthesizer/SpeechPropertyKey/status) dictionary.

## Topics

### Status Keys

[`static let numberOfCharactersLeft: NSSpeechSynthesizer.SpeechPropertyKey.StatusKey`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSpeechSynthesizer/SpeechPropertyKey/StatusKey/numberOfCharactersLeft)

The number of characters left in the input string of text.

[`static let outputBusy: NSSpeechSynthesizer.SpeechPropertyKey.StatusKey`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSpeechSynthesizer/SpeechPropertyKey/StatusKey/outputBusy)

Indicates whether the synthesizer is currently producing speech.

[`static let outputPaused: NSSpeechSynthesizer.SpeechPropertyKey.StatusKey`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSpeechSynthesizer/SpeechPropertyKey/StatusKey/outputPaused)

Indicates whether speech output in the synthesizer has been paused by sending the message [`pauseSpeaking(at:)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSpeechSynthesizer/pauseSpeaking(at:)).

[`static let phonemeCode: NSSpeechSynthesizer.SpeechPropertyKey.StatusKey`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSpeechSynthesizer/SpeechPropertyKey/StatusKey/phonemeCode)

Indicates that the synthesizer is in phoneme-processing mode. When in phoneme-processing mode, a text buffer is interpreted to be a series of characters representing various phonemes and prosodic controls.

### Initializers

[`init(rawValue: String)`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSpeechSynthesizer/SpeechPropertyKey/StatusKey/init(rawValue:))

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`RawRepresentable`](/documentation/Swift/RawRepresentable)

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

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