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mediaPlayer.release() crashes my app java

I have a project where I added a MediaPlayer in a custom Array Adapter and I make it take the Resource ID of the audio file from the Array List the problem is that I want to release the media player after the audio completes but every time I try to add release in OnCompletion and try to press a view while the media player plays a sound the app crashes .. I searched online and found a code but it gives me an error and I can't find the actual reason for such a crash.
that's the code for the on Click Listener and the Media player:
final MediaPlayer mediaPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(getContext(), currentWord.getVoiceResourceID());
// Wait for user's input by his click on the list's item to play the sound.
View.OnClickListener listener = new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
// Storing the return value of getVoiceResourceID() into mVoice.
// I think this line can be ignored so we call the method inside the creation of the Media Player.
// Creating our media player and put our track on it.
mediaPlayer.selectTrack(currentWord.getVoiceResourceID());
mediaPlayer.start();
mediaPlayer.setOnCompletionListener(new MediaPlayer.OnCompletionListener() {
#Override
public void onCompletion(MediaPlayer mp) {
mediaPlayer.release();
}
});
}
};
I hope I could fix that problem.

Android mediaplayer won't start after pause

I'm trying make a simple mediaplayer but the pause button doesn't work. When I click on the pause button it stops but when I click on play again it starts at the start again.
I don't know how to make one button where I can play/pause the button.
Code I currently have:
http://pastebin.com/wiDkzw5S
Thanks already!

You would need to save current position of media player and restart it later from that position using seekTo.
Something like:
int currentPos = 0;
pause.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
if (mediaPlayer.isPlaying()) {
currentPos = mediaPlayer.getCurrentPosition();
mediaPlayer.pause();
//change image to play
} else {
mediaPlayer.seekTo(currentPos);
mediaPlayer.start();
//again revert image to pause
}
}
});
Hope it helps.

This is running test and running code, you may use this for pause and resume the media player.
int length=0;
Button pause = (Button) findViewById(R.id.pause);
pause.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
if (mediaPlayer.isPlaying()) {
mediaPlayer.pause();
length=mediaPlayer.getCurrentPosition();
} else {
mediaPlayer.seekTo(length);
mediaPlayer.start();
}
}
});

I had a similar problem, but I couldn't get it to resume using the methods above.
I discovered my pauseAllSounds() function was pausing all MediaPlayer instances in my sound pool even if they weren't already playing. When that happened, it caused an error in each instance which wasn't playing which prevented that instance from playing again later. I discovered this after some time only by happening across the console output for my running process searching for the cause. It showed line after line of errors, revealing I was trying to pause from an invalid state.
// Make sure you test isPlaying() before pausing
public void pause() {
if (mediaPlayer.isPlaying()) {
mediaPlayer.pause();
position = mediaPlayer.getCurrentPosition();
}
}
Once I added the test to only pause if it was already playing, everything worked.

How to show progress bar until video play in live stream Android?

i am working on an application where i need to play video from a remote server as live stream.
which is done by me successfully.
i managed every thing in my app.
but when video is loading i need to show a progress dialog over VideoView.
i tried using OnPreparedListener as "how to show the progress bar before playing the video"
#Override
public void onPrepared(MediaPlayer mp) {
progressbar.setVisibility(View.GONE);
mp.start();
}
but video play after 5-7 Sec of progressbar gone.
i searched a lot on Google but not found any solution for it.
Could anyone help me.
Thanks in Advance.

have a look this one solved my problem hope help you also..
http://www.quicktips.in/how-to-show-progressbar-while-loading-a-video-in-android-videoview/
progressbar.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
videoView.setOnPreparedListener(new OnPreparedListener() {
#Override
public void onPrepared(MediaPlayer mp) {
mp.start();
mp.setOnVideoSizeChangedListener(new OnVideoSizeChangedListener() {
#Override
public void onVideoSizeChanged(MediaPlayer mp, int arg1, int arg2) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
Log.e(TAG, "Changed");
progressbar.setVisibility(View.GONE);
mp.start();
}
});
}
});
:)

Unforgettably there is no OnStart Listener expose by Android. After Prepared State, the MediaPlayer goes into Started State once playback started.
But in Prepared State only you should have sufficient buffer to play. Can you use setOnBufferingUpdateListener (MediaPlayer.OnBufferingUpdateListener listener) and print percentage of buffer. So that way you can see, if in Prepared State you have enough buffer or not.

Stopping and Play button for Audio (Android)

I have this problem, I have some audio I wish to play...
And I have two buttons for it, 'Play' and 'Stop'...
Problem is, after I press the stop button, and then press the Play button, nothing happens. -The stop button stops the song, but I want the Play button to play the song again (from the start) Here is my code:
final MediaPlayer mp = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.megadeth);
And then the two public onclicks:
(For playing...)
button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
// Perform action on click
button.setText("Playing!");
try {
mp.prepare();
} catch (IllegalStateException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}
mp.start();
//
}
});
And for stopping the track...
final Button button2 = (Button) findViewById(R.id.cancel);
button2.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
mp.stop();
mp.reset();
}
});
Can anyone see the problem with this? If so could you please fix it... (For suggest)
Thanks alot...
James

You need to call prepare() or preparAsync() before start().
See the API for details (look at the state diagram).

There is a bug in the Android documentation, in this page it is said that you could stop() a "raw resource" mediaplayer, and then replay it just by calling reset() and prepare() before calling start() again. This doesn't work, as you have noticed.
The problem is that reset() clears the audio source and returns to the initial state, so you must set again the data source. Unfortunatelly you can't set a "raw resource" data source, because there is no API for this besides create().
I don't know a clean way of solving this issue. stealthcopter's way works great, but is a pain for your design, as you need the context for each start() call :( And involves destroying and creating a complex object, which has a price for realtime apps like games...
Another way that ensures that context will only be needed for the create() call, is to stop the media player this way:
stop()
prepare()
but if you call start() now, it won't restart from the beginning. You could call seekTo(0), but the sound will have a bit of noise from the previous play position.
I keep investigating on this. There must be a clean and efficient way of stopping and restarting the mediaplayer when created on a raw resource...

This is what I have working in my program. It releases the media player each time as I use different sounds each time it is called, however it should work as a work-around for your usage.
Creation:
public MediaPlayer mp=null;
Starting:
if (mp!=null){
mp.reset();
mp.release();
}
mp = MediaPlayer.create(test.this, soundResource);
mp.start();
Stopping:
mp.stop();
Also note that you do not require to use prepare because the create method already calls prepare for you (API REF).

How to handle runtime exception on playing audio files?

I have a button that plays an audio file on its click listener. If the button is clicked again and again while the audio file is being played then the app crashes. What's the solution?
Here is some code for reference:
private OnClickListener btnMercyListener = new OnClickListener()
{
public void onClick(View v)
{
// Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(),
// "Mercy audio file is being played",
// Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
if (status==true)
{
mp.stop();
mp.release();
status = false;
}
else
{
mp = MediaPlayer.create(iMEvil.this,R.raw.mercy);
//mp.start();
try{
mp.start();
status= true;
//mp.release();
}catch(NullPointerException e)
{
Log.v("MP error",e.toString());
}
}
mp.setOnCompletionListener(new OnCompletionListener(){
// #Override
public void onCompletion(MediaPlayer arg0) {
mp.release();
status = false;
}
}
);
}
};

Two things:
1. Debug the crash and see where it's failing (which line).
2. Surround the whole statement with a try/catch and simply catch an Exception.
If you have an exception or a better idea where your code is failing, then it will be much easier to give you advice on how to fix it... as a matter of fact, you might not even need advice to fix it, you might end up solving the problem by yourself and then you will reap the fruits of your own success.
Update per comments:
The documentation for MediaPlayer indicates what might be the problem given the symptoms the OP is seeing:
To stop playback, call stop(). If you wish to later replay the media, then
you must reset() and prepare() the MediaPlayer object before calling
start() again. (create() calls prepare() the first time.)
It looks like if the play button is pressed too many times, then the media may end up not being in the prepared state and thus throw some exception. The idea of disabling the play button is valid and it should take care of this situation.
Here is some illustrative code on what you want your program to do:
private OnClickListener btnMercyListener = new OnClickListener()
{
public void onClick(View v)
{
if(isPressed)
{
return;
}
isPressed = true;
// create your media player
mp = MediaPlayer.create(iMEvil.this,R.raw.mercy);
// set your listener
mp.setOnCompletionListener(mp.setOnCompletionListener(new OnCompletionListener(){
// #Override
public void onCompletion(MediaPlayer arg0) {
if(!isPressed)
{
return;
}
isPressed = false;
// re-enable your play button
playButton.enable();
// disable the pause button
pauseButton.disable();
mp.release();
mp.prepare();
}
}
);
// disable the play button
playButton.disable();
// enable the pause button
pauseButton.enable();
// start playback
mp.start();
}
};
Of course you should have the appropriate try/catch statements in there so your app doesn't crash, but this code should give you a general idea of what to do.