replaying amr files in java me

[yrdawson]

I noticed that setMediaTime() to 0 or -1 only works for .wav files and dosnt work for .amr and .mp3
Do i have to close the player and create a new player if i want to re-play the music. calling player.stop then player.start starts play from the point it was stoped so i cant seem to get these file types to play from the begining. Any suggestions.

[soku123]

Hi,
You dont need to create another player for this.see this

public void setLoopCount(int count)

Set the number of times the Player will loop and play the content.

By default, the loop count is one. That is, once started, the Player will start playing from the current media time to the end of media once.

If the loop count is set to N where N is bigger than one, starting the Player will start playing the content from the current media time to the end of media. It will then loop back to the beginning of the content (media time zero) and play till the end of the media. The number of times it will loop to the beginning and play to the end of media will be N-1.

Setting the loop count to 0 is invalid. An IllegalArgumentException will be thrown.

Setting the loop count to -1 will loop and play the content indefinitely.

If the Player is stopped before the preset loop count is reached either because stop is called, calling start again will resume the looping playback from where it was stopped until it fully reaches the preset loop count.

An END_OF_MEDIA event will be posted every time the Player reaches the end of media. If the Player loops back to the beginning and starts playing again because it has not completed the loop count, a STARTED event will be posted.

Parameters:
count - indicates the number of times the content will be played. 1 is the default. 0 is invalid. -1 indicates looping indefintely.
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - Thrown if the given count is invalid.
IllegalStateException - Thrown if the Player is in the STARTED or CLOSED state.

Thanks
Soku

[soku123]

Hi,
Or else add the Player listener,Over the player update method and check for End of media event and then again start from the beginning.

Thanks
Soku

[yrdawson]

Thanks for the reply. But if i stop the file playback midway, is there any way to start from the begining instead of continuing from where i stoped previously.

[soku123]

Hi,
You have to close the player and start from the begining.

Thanks
Soku

[yrdawson]

yup. The only other option is to use a wav file (if you dont mind the bigger file size). Thanks

[soku123]

Hi,
What do u mean by the alternative wav file?

Thanks
Soku

[yrdawson]

i mean instead of using amr files, use wav files. The setMediaTime(0) seems to work only for wav files.

[soku123]

Hi,
On which device r u testing.

Thanks
Soku

[yrdawson]

Testing on Music Xpress 5800