Telephony.sendTones()

This API is available on Firefox OS for internal applications only.

The sendTones() method of the Telephony Interface generates multiple DTMF tones, with a specified duration for each tone, and an optional delay before generation starts. The tones are sent to the currently active call.

Syntax

The new syntax is promise-based:

myTelephony.sendTones(dtmfChars,pauseDuration,toneDuration,serviceId).then(function() {
  // do something in response
});

In addition to the newly added syntax, the existing syntaxs are just regular non-promise methods without the capability of controlling the duration.

myTelephony.startTone(dtmfChar, serviceId); 
myTelephony.stopTone(serviceId);

Parameters

dtmfChars
A DOMString containing the DTMF characters to generate; these must be characters from 0-9, "*", or "+".
pauseDuration
The time to wait before sending the tones. The default value if none is specified is 3000ms. Optional
toneDuration
The length each tone should be. The default value if none is specified is 70ms. Optional
serviceId
The service ID, as specified in the dom.telephony.defaultServiceId setting. Optional

Examples

// Telephony object
var tel = navigator.mozTelephony;
tel.sendTones("123456789").then(function(call) {
  // 
});

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
Web Telephony Draft Draft

Browser compatibility

For obvious reasons, support is primarily expected on mobile browsers.

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support No support No support No support No support No support
Feature Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) Firefox OS (Gecko) IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support No support 12.0 (12.0) 1.0.1 No support No support No support
Promise version No support 30.0 (30.0) 1.4 No support No support No support

See also

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