# TextToSpeechGetRate

The TextToSpeechGetRate call returns the current setting of the speaking rate.

Syntax | MMRESULT TextToSpeechGetRate | (LPTTS_HANDLE_T phTTS, LPDWORD pdwRate)
Parameters | LPTTS_HANDLE_T phTTS | Specifies a text-to-speech handle.
| LPDWORD pdwRate | Points to a DWORD that is used to return the speaking rate. Valid values range from 75 to 600 words per minute.
Return Value | This call returns a value of type MMRESULT. The value is zero if the call is successful. The return value is one of the following constants:
Constant | Description
MMSYSERR_NOERROR | Normal successful completion (zero).
MMSYSERR_INVALHANDLE | The text-to-speech handle was invalid.
Comments | The current setting of the speaking rate is returned even if the speaking rate change has not yet occurred. This may occur when the TextToSpeechSetRate() call is used without the TextToSpeechSync() call. The speaking-rate change occurs on clause boundaries.
See Also | TextToSpeechSetRate