Android APIs
public abstract class

MediaDataSource

extends Object
implements Closeable
java.lang.Object
   ↳ android.media.MediaDataSource

Class Overview

For supplying media data to the framework. Implement this if your app has special requirements for the way media data is obtained.

Methods of this interface may be called on multiple different threads. There will be a thread synchronization point between each call to ensure that modifications to the state of your MediaDataSource are visible to future calls. This means you don't need to do your own synchronization unless you're modifying the MediaDataSource from another thread while it's being used by the framework.

Summary

Public Constructors
MediaDataSource()
Public Methods
abstract long getSize()
Called to get the size of the data source.
abstract int readAt(long position, byte[] buffer, int offset, int size)
Called to request data from the given position.
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Inherited Methods
From class java.lang.Object
From interface java.io.Closeable
From interface java.lang.AutoCloseable

Public Constructors

public MediaDataSource ()

Added in API level 23

Public Methods

public abstract long getSize ()

Added in API level 23

Called to get the size of the data source.

Returns
  • the size of data source in bytes, or -1 if the size is unknown.
Throws
IOException on fatal errors

public abstract int readAt (long position, byte[] buffer, int offset, int size)

Added in API level 23

Called to request data from the given position. Implementations should should write up to size bytes into buffer, and return the number of bytes written. Return 0 if size is zero (thus no bytes are read). Return -1 to indicate that end of stream is reached.

Parameters
position the position in the data source to read from.
buffer the buffer to read the data into.
offset the offset within buffer to read the data into.
size the number of bytes to read.
Returns
  • the number of bytes read, or -1 if there was an error.
Throws
IOException on fatal errors.