public class AudioSystem extends Object
AudioSystem
class acts as the entry point to the
sampled-audio system resources. This class lets you query and
access the mixers that are installed on the system.
AudioSystem
includes a number of
methods for converting audio data between different formats, and for
translating between audio files and streams. It also provides a method
for obtaining a Line
directly from the
AudioSystem
without dealing explicitly
with mixers.
Properties can be used to specify the default mixer
for specific line types.
Both system properties and a properties file are considered.
The sound.properties
properties file is read from
an implementation-specific location (typically it is the lib
directory in the Java installation directory).
If a property exists both as a system property and in the
properties file, the system property takes precedence. If none is
specified, a suitable default is chosen among the available devices.
The syntax of the properties file is specified in
Properties.load
. The
following table lists the available property keys and which methods
consider them:
Property Key | Interface | Affected Method(s) |
---|---|---|
javax.sound.sampled.Clip |
Clip |
getLine(javax.sound.sampled.Line.Info) , getClip() |
javax.sound.sampled.Port |
Port |
getLine(javax.sound.sampled.Line.Info) |
javax.sound.sampled.SourceDataLine |
SourceDataLine |
getLine(javax.sound.sampled.Line.Info) , getSourceDataLine(javax.sound.sampled.AudioFormat) |
javax.sound.sampled.TargetDataLine |
TargetDataLine |
getLine(javax.sound.sampled.Line.Info) , getTargetDataLine(javax.sound.sampled.AudioFormat) |
mixer provider
class. The mixer name is matched against
the String
returned by the getName
method of Mixer.Info
.
Either the class name, or the mixer name may be omitted.
If only the class name is specified, the trailing hash mark
is optional.
If the provider class is specified, and it can be
successfully retrieved from the installed providers, the list of
Mixer.Info
objects is retrieved
from the provider. Otherwise, or when these mixers
do not provide a subsequent match, the list is retrieved
from getMixerInfo()
to contain
all available Mixer.Info
objects.
If a mixer name is specified, the resulting list of
Mixer.Info
objects is searched:
the first one with a matching name, and whose
Mixer
provides the
respective line interface, will be returned.
If no matching Mixer.Info
object
is found, or the mixer name is not specified,
the first mixer from the resulting
list, which provides the respective line
interface, will be returned.
For example, the property javax.sound.sampled.Clip
with a value
"com.sun.media.sound.MixerProvider#SunClip"
will have the following consequences when
getLine
is called requesting a Clip
instance:
if the class com.sun.media.sound.MixerProvider
exists
in the list of installed mixer providers,
the first Clip
from the first mixer with name
"SunClip"
will be returned. If it cannot
be found, the first Clip
from the first mixer
of the specified provider will be returned, regardless of name.
If there is none, the first Clip
from the first
Mixer
with name
"SunClip"
in the list of all mixers
(as returned by getMixerInfo
) will be returned,
or, if not found, the first Clip
of the first
Mixer
that can be found in the list of all
mixers is returned.
If that fails, too, an IllegalArgumentException
is thrown.
AudioFormat
,
AudioInputStream
,
Mixer
,
Line
,
Line.Info
Modifier and Type | Field and Description |
---|---|
static int |
NOT_SPECIFIED
An integer that stands for an unknown numeric value.
|
Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
---|---|
static AudioFileFormat |
getAudioFileFormat(File file)
Obtains the audio file format of the specified
File . |
static AudioFileFormat |
getAudioFileFormat(InputStream stream)
Obtains the audio file format of the provided input stream.
|
static AudioFileFormat |
getAudioFileFormat(URL url)
Obtains the audio file format of the specified URL.
|
static AudioFileFormat.Type[] |
getAudioFileTypes()
Obtains the file types for which file writing support is provided by the system.
|
static AudioFileFormat.Type[] |
getAudioFileTypes(AudioInputStream stream)
Obtains the file types that the system can write from the
audio input stream specified.
|
static AudioInputStream |
getAudioInputStream(AudioFormat.Encoding targetEncoding,
AudioInputStream sourceStream)
Obtains an audio input stream of the indicated encoding, by converting the
provided audio input stream.
|
static AudioInputStream |
getAudioInputStream(AudioFormat targetFormat,
AudioInputStream sourceStream)
Obtains an audio input stream of the indicated format, by converting the
provided audio input stream.
|
static AudioInputStream |
getAudioInputStream(File file)
Obtains an audio input stream from the provided
File . |
static AudioInputStream |
getAudioInputStream(InputStream stream)
Obtains an audio input stream from the provided input stream.
|
static AudioInputStream |
getAudioInputStream(URL url)
Obtains an audio input stream from the URL provided.
|
static Clip |
getClip()
Obtains a clip that can be used for playing back
an audio file or an audio stream.
|
static Clip |
getClip(Mixer.Info mixerInfo)
Obtains a clip from the specified mixer that can be
used for playing back an audio file or an audio stream.
|
static Line |
getLine(Line.Info info)
Obtains a line that matches the description in the specified
Line.Info object. |
static Mixer |
getMixer(Mixer.Info info)
Obtains the requested audio mixer.
|
static Mixer.Info[] |
getMixerInfo()
Obtains an array of mixer info objects that represents
the set of audio mixers that are currently installed on the system.
|
static SourceDataLine |
getSourceDataLine(AudioFormat format)
Obtains a source data line that can be used for playing back
audio data in the format specified by the
AudioFormat object. |
static SourceDataLine |
getSourceDataLine(AudioFormat format,
Mixer.Info mixerinfo)
Obtains a source data line that can be used for playing back
audio data in the format specified by the
AudioFormat object, provided by the mixer
specified by the Mixer.Info object. |
static Line.Info[] |
getSourceLineInfo(Line.Info info)
Obtains information about all source lines of a particular type that are supported
by the installed mixers.
|
static TargetDataLine |
getTargetDataLine(AudioFormat format)
Obtains a target data line that can be used for recording
audio data in the format specified by the
AudioFormat object. |
static TargetDataLine |
getTargetDataLine(AudioFormat format,
Mixer.Info mixerinfo)
Obtains a target data line that can be used for recording
audio data in the format specified by the
AudioFormat object, provided by the mixer
specified by the Mixer.Info object. |
static AudioFormat.Encoding[] |
getTargetEncodings(AudioFormat.Encoding sourceEncoding)
Obtains the encodings that the system can obtain from an
audio input stream with the specified encoding using the set
of installed format converters.
|
static AudioFormat.Encoding[] |
getTargetEncodings(AudioFormat sourceFormat)
Obtains the encodings that the system can obtain from an
audio input stream with the specified format using the set
of installed format converters.
|
static AudioFormat[] |
getTargetFormats(AudioFormat.Encoding targetEncoding,
AudioFormat sourceFormat)
Obtains the formats that have a particular encoding and that the system can
obtain from a stream of the specified format using the set of
installed format converters.
|
static Line.Info[] |
getTargetLineInfo(Line.Info info)
Obtains information about all target lines of a particular type that are supported
by the installed mixers.
|
static boolean |
isConversionSupported(AudioFormat.Encoding targetEncoding,
AudioFormat sourceFormat)
Indicates whether an audio input stream of the specified encoding
can be obtained from an audio input stream that has the specified
format.
|
static boolean |
isConversionSupported(AudioFormat targetFormat,
AudioFormat sourceFormat)
Indicates whether an audio input stream of a specified format
can be obtained from an audio input stream of another specified format.
|
static boolean |
isFileTypeSupported(AudioFileFormat.Type fileType)
Indicates whether file writing support for the specified file type is provided
by the system.
|
static boolean |
isFileTypeSupported(AudioFileFormat.Type fileType,
AudioInputStream stream)
Indicates whether an audio file of the specified file type can be written
from the indicated audio input stream.
|
static boolean |
isLineSupported(Line.Info info)
Indicates whether the system supports any lines that match
the specified
Line.Info object. |
static int |
write(AudioInputStream stream,
AudioFileFormat.Type fileType,
File out)
Writes a stream of bytes representing an audio file of the specified file type
to the external file provided.
|
static int |
write(AudioInputStream stream,
AudioFileFormat.Type fileType,
OutputStream out)
Writes a stream of bytes representing an audio file of the specified file type
to the output stream provided.
|
public static final int NOT_SPECIFIED
NOT_SPECIFIED
for such parameters. Other
methods may also accept or return this value, as documented.public static Mixer.Info[] getMixerInfo()
getMixer(javax.sound.sampled.Mixer.Info)
public static Mixer getMixer(Mixer.Info info)
info
- a Mixer.Info
object representing the desired
mixer, or null
for the system default mixerSecurityException
- if the requested mixer
is unavailable because of security restrictionsIllegalArgumentException
- if the info object does not represent
a mixer installed on the systemgetMixerInfo()
public static Line.Info[] getSourceLineInfo(Line.Info info)
info
- a Line.Info
object that specifies the kind of
lines about which information is requestedLine.Info
objects describing source lines matching
the type requested. If no matching source lines are supported, an array of length 0
is returned.Mixer.getSourceLineInfo(Line.Info)
public static Line.Info[] getTargetLineInfo(Line.Info info)
info
- a Line.Info
object that specifies the kind of
lines about which information is requestedLine.Info
objects describing target lines matching
the type requested. If no matching target lines are supported, an array of length 0
is returned.Mixer.getTargetLineInfo(Line.Info)
public static boolean isLineSupported(Line.Info info)
Line.Info
object. A line is supported if
any installed mixer supports it.info
- a Line.Info
object describing the line for which support is queriedtrue
if at least one matching line is
supported, otherwise false
Mixer.isLineSupported(Line.Info)
public static Line getLine(Line.Info info) throws LineUnavailableException
Line.Info
object.
If a DataLine
is requested, and info
is an instance of DataLine.Info
specifying at least
one fully qualified audio format, the last one
will be used as the default format of the returned
DataLine
.
If system properties
javax.sound.sampled.Clip
,
javax.sound.sampled.Port
,
javax.sound.sampled.SourceDataLine
and
javax.sound.sampled.TargetDataLine
are defined
or they are defined in the file "sound.properties",
they are used to retrieve default lines.
For details, refer to the class description
.
If the respective property is not set, or the mixer
requested in the property is not installed or does not provide the
requested line, all installed mixers are queried for the
requested line type. A Line will be returned from the first mixer
providing the requested line type.
info
- a Line.Info
object describing the desired kind of lineLineUnavailableException
- if a matching line
is not available due to resource restrictionsSecurityException
- if a matching line
is not available due to security restrictionsIllegalArgumentException
- if the system does not
support at least one line matching the specified
Line.Info
object
through any installed mixerpublic static Clip getClip() throws LineUnavailableException
Clip
object.
The returned clip must be opened with the
open(AudioFormat)
or
open(AudioInputStream)
method.
This is a high-level method that uses getMixer
and getLine
internally.
If the system property
javax.sound.sampled.Clip
is defined or it is defined in the file "sound.properties",
it is used to retrieve the default clip.
For details, refer to the class description
.
LineUnavailableException
- if a clip object
is not available due to resource restrictionsSecurityException
- if a clip object
is not available due to security restrictionsIllegalArgumentException
- if the system does not
support at least one clip instance through any installed mixergetClip(Mixer.Info)
public static Clip getClip(Mixer.Info mixerInfo) throws LineUnavailableException
The returned clip must be opened with the
open(AudioFormat)
or
open(AudioInputStream)
method.
This is a high-level method that uses getMixer
and getLine
internally.
mixerInfo
- a Mixer.Info
object representing the
desired mixer, or null
for the system default mixerLineUnavailableException
- if a clip
is not available from this mixer due to resource restrictionsSecurityException
- if a clip
is not available from this mixer due to security restrictionsIllegalArgumentException
- if the system does not
support at least one clip through the specified mixergetClip()
public static SourceDataLine getSourceDataLine(AudioFormat format) throws LineUnavailableException
AudioFormat
object. The returned line
will be provided by the default system mixer, or,
if not possible, by any other mixer installed in the
system that supports a matching
SourceDataLine
object.
The returned line should be opened with the
open(AudioFormat)
or
open(AudioFormat, int)
method.
This is a high-level method that uses getMixer
and getLine
internally.
The returned SourceDataLine
's default
audio format will be initialized with format
.
If the system property
javax.sound.sampled.SourceDataLine
is defined or it is defined in the file "sound.properties",
it is used to retrieve the default source data line.
For details, refer to the class description
.
format
- an AudioFormat
object specifying
the supported audio format of the returned line,
or null
for any audio formatSourceDataLine
objectLineUnavailableException
- if a matching source data line
is not available due to resource restrictionsSecurityException
- if a matching source data line
is not available due to security restrictionsIllegalArgumentException
- if the system does not
support at least one source data line supporting the
specified audio format through any installed mixergetSourceDataLine(AudioFormat, Mixer.Info)
public static SourceDataLine getSourceDataLine(AudioFormat format, Mixer.Info mixerinfo) throws LineUnavailableException
AudioFormat
object, provided by the mixer
specified by the Mixer.Info
object.
The returned line should be opened with the
open(AudioFormat)
or
open(AudioFormat, int)
method.
This is a high-level method that uses getMixer
and getLine
internally.
The returned SourceDataLine
's default
audio format will be initialized with format
.
format
- an AudioFormat
object specifying
the supported audio format of the returned line,
or null
for any audio formatmixerinfo
- a Mixer.Info
object representing
the desired mixer, or null
for the system
default mixerSourceDataLine
objectLineUnavailableException
- if a matching source data
line is not available from the specified mixer due
to resource restrictionsSecurityException
- if a matching source data line
is not available from the specified mixer due to
security restrictionsIllegalArgumentException
- if the specified mixer does
not support at least one source data line supporting
the specified audio formatgetSourceDataLine(AudioFormat)
public static TargetDataLine getTargetDataLine(AudioFormat format) throws LineUnavailableException
AudioFormat
object. The returned line
will be provided by the default system mixer, or,
if not possible, by any other mixer installed in the
system that supports a matching
TargetDataLine
object.
The returned line should be opened with the
open(AudioFormat)
or
open(AudioFormat, int)
method.
This is a high-level method that uses getMixer
and getLine
internally.
The returned TargetDataLine
's default
audio format will be initialized with format
.
If the system property
javax.sound.sampled.TargetDataLine
is defined or it is defined in the file "sound.properties",
it is used to retrieve the default target data line.
For details, refer to the class description
.
format
- an AudioFormat
object specifying
the supported audio format of the returned line,
or null
for any audio formatTargetDataLine
objectLineUnavailableException
- if a matching target data line
is not available due to resource restrictionsSecurityException
- if a matching target data line
is not available due to security restrictionsIllegalArgumentException
- if the system does not
support at least one target data line supporting the
specified audio format through any installed mixergetTargetDataLine(AudioFormat, Mixer.Info)
,
AudioPermission
public static TargetDataLine getTargetDataLine(AudioFormat format, Mixer.Info mixerinfo) throws LineUnavailableException
AudioFormat
object, provided by the mixer
specified by the Mixer.Info
object.
The returned line should be opened with the
open(AudioFormat)
or
open(AudioFormat, int)
method.
This is a high-level method that uses getMixer
and getLine
internally.
The returned TargetDataLine
's default
audio format will be initialized with format
.
format
- an AudioFormat
object specifying
the supported audio format of the returned line,
or null
for any audio formatmixerinfo
- a Mixer.Info
object representing the
desired mixer, or null
for the system default mixerTargetDataLine
objectLineUnavailableException
- if a matching target data
line is not available from the specified mixer due
to resource restrictionsSecurityException
- if a matching target data line
is not available from the specified mixer due to
security restrictionsIllegalArgumentException
- if the specified mixer does
not support at least one target data line supporting
the specified audio formatgetTargetDataLine(AudioFormat)
,
AudioPermission
public static AudioFormat.Encoding[] getTargetEncodings(AudioFormat.Encoding sourceEncoding)
sourceEncoding
- the encoding for which conversion support
is queriedsourceEncoding
is not supported,
an array of length 0 is returned. Otherwise, the array will have a length
of at least 1, representing sourceEncoding
(no conversion).public static AudioFormat.Encoding[] getTargetEncodings(AudioFormat sourceFormat)
sourceFormat
- the audio format for which conversion
is queriedsourceFormat
is not supported,
an array of length 0 is returned. Otherwise, the array will have a length
of at least 1, representing the encoding of sourceFormat
(no conversion).public static boolean isConversionSupported(AudioFormat.Encoding targetEncoding, AudioFormat sourceFormat)
targetEncoding
- the desired encoding after conversionsourceFormat
- the audio format before conversiontrue
if the conversion is supported,
otherwise false
public static AudioInputStream getAudioInputStream(AudioFormat.Encoding targetEncoding, AudioInputStream sourceStream)
targetEncoding
- the desired encoding after conversionsourceStream
- the stream to be convertedIllegalArgumentException
- if the conversion is not supportedgetTargetEncodings(AudioFormat.Encoding)
,
getTargetEncodings(AudioFormat)
,
isConversionSupported(AudioFormat.Encoding, AudioFormat)
,
getAudioInputStream(AudioFormat, AudioInputStream)
public static AudioFormat[] getTargetFormats(AudioFormat.Encoding targetEncoding, AudioFormat sourceFormat)
targetEncoding
- the desired encoding after conversionsourceFormat
- the audio format before conversionpublic static boolean isConversionSupported(AudioFormat targetFormat, AudioFormat sourceFormat)
targetFormat
- the desired audio format after conversionsourceFormat
- the audio format before conversiontrue
if the conversion is supported,
otherwise false
public static AudioInputStream getAudioInputStream(AudioFormat targetFormat, AudioInputStream sourceStream)
targetFormat
- the desired audio format after conversionsourceStream
- the stream to be convertedIllegalArgumentException
- if the conversion is not supported
#see #getTargetEncodings(AudioFormat)getTargetFormats(AudioFormat.Encoding, AudioFormat)
,
isConversionSupported(AudioFormat, AudioFormat)
,
getAudioInputStream(AudioFormat.Encoding, AudioInputStream)
public static AudioFileFormat getAudioFileFormat(InputStream stream) throws UnsupportedAudioFileException, IOException
IOException
.stream
- the input stream from which file format information should be
extractedAudioFileFormat
object describing the stream's audio file formatUnsupportedAudioFileException
- if the stream does not point to valid audio
file data recognized by the systemIOException
- if an input/output exception occursInputStream.markSupported()
,
InputStream.mark(int)
public static AudioFileFormat getAudioFileFormat(URL url) throws UnsupportedAudioFileException, IOException
url
- the URL from which file format information should be
extractedAudioFileFormat
object describing the audio file formatUnsupportedAudioFileException
- if the URL does not point to valid audio
file data recognized by the systemIOException
- if an input/output exception occurspublic static AudioFileFormat getAudioFileFormat(File file) throws UnsupportedAudioFileException, IOException
File
. The File
must
point to valid audio file data.file
- the File
from which file format information should be
extractedAudioFileFormat
object describing the audio file formatUnsupportedAudioFileException
- if the File
does not point to valid audio
file data recognized by the systemIOException
- if an I/O exception occurspublic static AudioInputStream getAudioInputStream(InputStream stream) throws UnsupportedAudioFileException, IOException
IOException
.stream
- the input stream from which the AudioInputStream
should be
constructedAudioInputStream
object based on the audio file data contained
in the input stream.UnsupportedAudioFileException
- if the stream does not point to valid audio
file data recognized by the systemIOException
- if an I/O exception occursInputStream.markSupported()
,
InputStream.mark(int)
public static AudioInputStream getAudioInputStream(URL url) throws UnsupportedAudioFileException, IOException
url
- the URL for which the AudioInputStream
should be
constructedAudioInputStream
object based on the audio file data pointed
to by the URLUnsupportedAudioFileException
- if the URL does not point to valid audio
file data recognized by the systemIOException
- if an I/O exception occurspublic static AudioInputStream getAudioInputStream(File file) throws UnsupportedAudioFileException, IOException
File
. The File
must
point to valid audio file data.file
- the File
for which the AudioInputStream
should be
constructedAudioInputStream
object based on the audio file data pointed
to by the File
UnsupportedAudioFileException
- if the File
does not point to valid audio
file data recognized by the systemIOException
- if an I/O exception occurspublic static AudioFileFormat.Type[] getAudioFileTypes()
public static boolean isFileTypeSupported(AudioFileFormat.Type fileType)
fileType
- the file type for which write capabilities are queriedtrue
if the file type is supported,
otherwise false
public static AudioFileFormat.Type[] getAudioFileTypes(AudioInputStream stream)
stream
- the audio input stream for which audio file type support
is queriedpublic static boolean isFileTypeSupported(AudioFileFormat.Type fileType, AudioInputStream stream)
fileType
- the file type for which write capabilities are queriedstream
- the stream for which file-writing support is queriedtrue
if the file type is supported for this audio input stream,
otherwise false
public static int write(AudioInputStream stream, AudioFileFormat.Type fileType, OutputStream out) throws IOException
AudioSystem.NOT_SPECIFIED
.stream
- the audio input stream containing audio data to be
written to the filefileType
- the kind of audio file to writeout
- the stream to which the file data should be writtenIOException
- if an input/output exception occursIllegalArgumentException
- if the file type is not supported by
the systemisFileTypeSupported(javax.sound.sampled.AudioFileFormat.Type)
,
getAudioFileTypes()
public static int write(AudioInputStream stream, AudioFileFormat.Type fileType, File out) throws IOException
stream
- the audio input stream containing audio data to be
written to the filefileType
- the kind of audio file to writeout
- the external file to which the file data should be writtenIOException
- if an I/O exception occursIllegalArgumentException
- if the file type is not supported by
the systemisFileTypeSupported(javax.sound.sampled.AudioFileFormat.Type)
,
getAudioFileTypes()
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