# TextEvent
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Contains text content to be synthesized into speech.

## Contents
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 ** Text **   <a name="polly-Type-TextEvent-Text"></a>
The text content to synthesize. If you specify `ssml` as the `TextType`, follow the SSML format for the input text.  
Type: String  
Required: Yes

 ** FlushStreamConfiguration **   <a name="polly-Type-TextEvent-FlushStreamConfiguration"></a>
Configuration for controlling when synthesized audio flushes to the output stream.  
Type: [FlushStreamConfiguration](API_FlushStreamConfiguration.md) object  
Required: No

 ** TextType **   <a name="polly-Type-TextEvent-TextType"></a>
Specifies whether the input text is plain text or SSML. Default: plain text.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `ssml | text`   
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/polly-2016-06-10/TextEvent) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/polly-2016-06-10/TextEvent) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/polly-2016-06-10/TextEvent)