Play mp3 file from raw resource on click of a TextView

Question

I want to play a certain mp3 file when a text is clicked. For example, I clicked the word "Nicholas", the app have to play nicholas.mp3.

Sorry for my messy code, I'm new to android dev:

package com.example.playword;

import java.io.IOException;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.media.MediaPlayer;
import android.os.Bundle;
//import android.os.Handler;
import android.view.View;
//import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
//import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class PlayWord extends Activity {
    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
        
        //final Handler mHandler = new Handler();
         
        final TextView nicholas = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.nicholas);
        final TextView was = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.was);
        
        nicholas.setText("Nicholas ");
        was.setText("was ");        
        
        /*
        Button btn = (Button) (findViewById(R.id.nicholasBtn));
        
        btn.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener(){
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                nicholas.setText("Nicholas (Clicked!) ");
            }

          });
        */
        
        View.OnClickListener handler = new View.OnClickListener(){
            public void onClick(View v) {
                switch (v.getId()) {
                    case R.id.nicholas: // doStuff
                        
                        MediaPlayer mPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(null, R.raw.aaanicholas);
                        
                        try {
                            mPlayer.prepare();
                        } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
                            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                            e.printStackTrace();
                        } catch (IOException e) {
                            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                            e.printStackTrace();
                        }
                        
                        mPlayer.start();
                        
                        nicholas.setText("Nicholas (Clicked!) ");
                        break;
                        
                    case R.id.was: // doStuff
                        
                        MediaPlayer mPlayer1 = MediaPlayer.create(null, R.raw.aaawas);
                        
                        try {
                            mPlayer1.prepare();
                        } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
                            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                            e.printStackTrace();
                        } catch (IOException e) {
                            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                            e.printStackTrace();
                        }
                        
                        mPlayer1.start();
                        
                        was.setText("was (Clicked!) ");
                        break;
                }
            }
        };

        findViewById(R.id.nicholas).setOnClickListener(handler);
        findViewById(R.id.was).setOnClickListener(handler);
        
    }
}

When I run this, I'm getting a force close error. Do you have a much better idea on this?

Just to add, Also try and implement AudioFocus https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/media-apps/audio-focus — Pierre, Sep 09 '18 at 13:04

score 59 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 17 '16 at 19:40

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You need to pass in a context instance into MediaPlayer.create method:

MediaPlayer mPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(PlayWorld.this, R.raw.aaanicholas);

Also, after the create() call, prepare is already executed, so you don't need to execute it explicitly, just invoke start() right after create().

edited Sep 17 '16 at 19:40

David Silva-Barrera

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answered Mar 29 '11 at 01:30

Konstantin Burov

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score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 29 '11 at 01:32

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When you create the mPlayer object you should pass it the Context, which is in your case PlayWord.this.

answered Mar 29 '11 at 01:32

MByD

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 31 '16 at 18:43

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MediaPlayer mPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(FakeCallScreen.this, R.raw.mysoundfile);
    mPlayer.start();

answered Dec 31 '16 at 18:43

mirazimi

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Please avoid giving code-only answers. Try to explain how your code solves OP's problem. It is more helpful to everyone, especially those less experienced than you, if you can provide some context and exposition. – ad absurdum Dec 31 '16 at 19:39

Javlon · Answer 4 · 2023-07-09T21:04:20.017

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val mediaPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(this,R.raw.music)
mediaPlayer.isLooping=true
mediaPlayer.start()
music_on_off_button.setOnClickListener {
    if (mediaPlayer.isPlaying) {
        mediaPlayer.pause()
    } else {
            mediaPlayer.start()
    }
}

You can detect weather the music is playing or not by using isPlaying() method

edited Jul 09 '23 at 21:04

answered Mar 06 '20 at 08:11

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