Function argument as filename

Question

Addig a file to MediaPlayer is easy:

mp = MediaPlayer.create(Myctivity.this, R.raw.sound);

But what if I have the filename as an argument coming from a function like this?

  public void CreateSound(String filename, float volume)
    {
        mp = MediaPlayer.create(Myctivity.this, R.raw.???);
             mp.setVolume(volume, volume);
           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();
    }

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:49

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This thread mentions

 int resID=getResources().getIdentifier(fname, "raw", getPackageName());

which takes a file name and fetches the ID. (OBS: Before using the file name it's converted to lower case) This can then be passed to the MediaPlayer:

MediaPlayer mediaPlayer=MediaPlayer.create(this,resID);

edited May 23 '17 at 11:49

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answered May 26 '12 at 17:40

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Thanks! I remember having seen this somewhere, I just forget it – erdomester May 26 '12 at 17:46

Function argument as filename

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