---
title: kSpeechStatusNumberOfCharactersLeft
framework: applicationservices
role: symbol
role_heading: Global Variable
path: applicationservices/kspeechstatusnumberofcharactersleft
---

# kSpeechStatusNumberOfCharactersLeft

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

## Declaration

```swift
let kSpeechStatusNumberOfCharactersLeft: CFString
```

## Discussion

Discussion When the value of this constant is zero, you can destroy the input string.