How To Play Audio Files in Android With A SeekBar Feature and MediaPlayser Class

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How to play Audio Files in

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In this tutorial we will explain how to play
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WewilluseresourceIdinthistutorialfortheplaybackof
audio(.mp3)file.Afterreadingthistopicyouwillbeableto
makeabasicaudioplayer.
AndroidhasMediaPlayerclasswhichholdsthefunctionality
thatweneedtobuildamusicplayer.Inthistutorialwewill
coverbasicmethodswiththeirexplanationssothatusercan
enhancefunctionalityasperneed.Inthistutorialwewilluse
rawfoldertoholdtheaudiofilehavingextension.mp3for
theplaybackofspecifiedfile.
Objective:
Toprovidefamiliarityabouttheplaybackofmediafiles.
ImplementationofMediaPlayerclassforplayback.
Toprovidefunctionalityofseekbartocontrolpositionof
playback.
Classesusedtoperformthistask:
MediaPlayerclass.
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Handlerclass.
Runnableclass
Introductiontoclasses:
MediaPlayerClass:InandroidMediaPlayerclassisvery
powerfulwhichcontainswiderangeoffunctionalitylikeaudio
playback,videoplaybacketc.MediaPlayerclasscontainsthe
followingmainmethods:
staticMediaPlayercreate(Contextctx,intresourceId):
Thismethodisusedtosetthepathofaudiofilewithin
contextandresourceIdwill
givetheidwithinassetfolder.
booleanisPlaying():Thismethodwilltellthat
MediaPlayerisplayingornot.
IntgetDuration():Thismethodwillreturnthetotal
durationofcurrentfile.
IntgetCurrentPosition():Thismethodwillreturnthe
currentpostionofplayback.
voidstart():Thismethodwillstarttheplaybackof
MediaPlayer.
voidpause():Thismethodwillpausetheplaybackof
audiofile.
voidstop():Thismethodwillstoptheplaybackofaudio
file.
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voidreset():ThismethodwillresettheMediaPlayerto
uninitializedstate.
voidseekTo(intmillisec):Thismethodwillseekthe
playbacktospecifiedseektimeinmillisecargument.
voidsetLooping(booleanvalue):Thismethodwillsetthe
repetitionofMediaPlayeraspervaluegiven,eithertrue
orfalse.
HandlerClass:Handlerclassisusedtohandlethethreads.We
haveusedpostDelayed()methodtoproducedelayof1second.
Hereisbelowthemethodsyntax:
publicfinalbooleanpostDelayed(Runnableobject,long
delayMilli):Thismethodisusedtointroducethedelayin
executionofthreadwhichisobjectofRunnableand
delayMilliisthedelaytimeinmilliseconds.
RunnableClass:Runnableclassisusedtocontrolthe
functionalityofthreadsasperneed.Itcontainsthe
followingonlyonemethod:
abstractvoidrun():Thismethodisusedtowritethe
codeforimplementationofthread.
StepsInvolved:Herearethebelowstepsthatarerequiredto
completethisproject.
Step1:Createanewandroidprojectineclipsewithname
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MediaPlaybackandpackagenameshouldbe
com.nkm.mediaplayback.
Figure1:ProjectnameisMediaPlaybackasshowninfigure.
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Figure2:Packagenameiscom.nkm.mediaplayback
Step2:Rightclickontheresfolderandchoose>New>Folder
asshownbelow:
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Figure3:ChooseFolderoptionasshowninfigure.
Step3:Givenametothefolderrawthenclickonfinishas
shownbelow:
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Figure4:Foldernamemustberawasshowninfigure.
Step4:Putyourdesiredaudiofileinthisfolder.
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Figure5:Win8.mp3ismediafileasshowninfigure.
Step5
Listing1:Pastethefollowingcodeinsidethemain.xmlfile.
<?xmlversion="1.0"encoding="utf8"?>
<RelativeLayoutxmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/
apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<TextView
android:id="@+id/text_shown"
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android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="120px"
android:text=""
android:textSize="42px"/>
<SeekBar
android:id="@+id/seek_bar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"/>
<Button
android:id="@+id/play_button"
android:layout_width="120px"
android:layout_height="60px"
android:layout_below="@+id/seek_bar"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Play"/>
<Button
android:id="@+id/pause_button"
android:layout_width="120px"
android:layout_height="60px"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_below="@+id/seek_bar"
android:text="Pause"/>
</RelativeLayout>
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Step6
Listing2:Pastethefollowingcodeinsidethe
MediaPlaybackActivity.javafile.
packagecom.nkm.mediaplayback;
importandroid.app.Activity;
importandroid.media.MediaPlayer;
importandroid.os.Bundle;
importandroid.os.Handler;
importandroid.view.View;
importandroid.view.View.OnClickListener;
importandroid.widget.Button;
importandroid.widget.SeekBar;
importandroid.widget.TextView;
publicclassMediaPlaybackActivityextendsActivityimplem
entsOnClickListener{
SeekBarseek_bar;
Buttonplay_button,pause_button;
MediaPlayerplayer;
TextViewtext_shown;
HandlerseekHandler=newHandler();
/**Calledwhentheactivityisfirstcreated.*/
@Override
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publicvoidonCreate(BundlesavedInstanceState){
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
getInit();
seekUpdation();
publicvoidgetInit(){
seek_bar=(SeekBar)findViewById(R.id.see
play_button=(Button)findViewById(R.id.p
k_bar);
lay_button);
pause_button=(Button)findViewById(R.id.
pause_button);
text_shown=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.
text_shown);
play_button.setOnClickListener(this);
pause_button.setOnClickListener(this);
player=MediaPlayer.create(this,R.raw.wi
seek_bar.setMax(player.getDuration());
Runnablerun=newRunnable(){
@Override
publicvoidrun(){
};
n8);
seekUpdation();
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publicvoidseekUpdation(){
seek_bar.setProgress(player.getCurrentPosi
tion());
seekHandler.postDelayed(run,1000);
@Override
publicvoidonClick(Viewview){
switch(view.getId()){
caseR.id.play_button:
text_shown.setText("Playing...");
player.start();
break;
caseR.id.pause_button:
player.pause();
text_shown.setText("Paused...");
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Step7:Runyourprojectandhereistheoutput:
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Figure6:StateofMediaPlayerwhileplayback.
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Figure7:StateofMediaPlayerwhilepause
Explanantionofabovecode:
Listing3:ThegetInit()method:
publicvoidgetInit(){
seek_bar=(SeekBar)findViewById(R.id.see
k_bar);
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play_button=(Button)findViewById(R.id.p
lay_button);
pause_button=(Button)findViewById(R.id.
pause_button);
text_shown=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.
text_shown);
play_button.setOnClickListener(this);
pause_button.setOnClickListener(this);
player=MediaPlayer.create(this,R.raw.wi
n8);
Thisisuserdefinedmethodwhichisusedtoinitializethe
GUIcontrols.
Herethefollowingassignmentisusedforthecreationof
MediaPlayerclassobjectwithnameplayerwhichassignmentof
pathoftheaudiofile.Inthiscasewin8.mp3isourfilewhich
residesintherawfolderunderresfolder.
player=MediaPlayer.create(this,R.raw.win8);
ThesetMax()methodofSeekbarclass:Thismethodwillset
thetotaldurationofseekbartothetotaldurationofcurrent
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audiofile.
Therun()method:Thefollowingcodeisusedtoinitiatethe
Runnableclasswithanobjectnamedasrunasshownbelow.
Listing4:Inrun()methodseekUpdation()methodiscalled
whichmeansseekUpdationwillcalledagainandagaintillthe
playback.
Runnablerun=newRunnable(){
@Override
publicvoidrun(){
};
seekUpdation();
TheseekUpdation()method:Thismethodisusedtoupdate
theseekbarwithdelayof1second.
publicvoidseekUpdation(){
seek_bar.setProgress(player.getCurrentPosi
tion());
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Hereinthismethodthefollowingmethodwillsettheseekbar
tocurrentpositionoftheplayback.
seek_bar.setProgress(player.getCurrentPosition();
Andthefollowingmethodwillintroducedelayof1secondin
executionofrun()method.
WhatisCovered?
Inthisarticlewehavelearnedhowtoplayaudiofilesusing
MediaPlayerclass,howtohandleseekbarpositionwithHandler
classandhowtocontrolthreadexecutioninandroid.
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