Thread: Getting audio stream to play from jar file instead of system directory?

Is it possible? This is my code and I just cant get it to work, I followed a tutorial on youtube and it came out with this code:

package net.nivangerow.Ball;
import sun.audio.*;
import java.io.*;
 
public class SoundManager {
	public SoundManager(String music)
	{
		AudioStream as;
		AudioPlayer ap = AudioPlayer.player;
		AudioData ad;
		ContinuousAudioDataStream loop = null;
		try{
			as = new AudioStream(new FileInputStream(music));
			ad=as.getData();
			loop = new ContinuousAudioDataStream(ad);
		}catch(IOException e){
			System.out.println(music+" Cannot be found");
		}
		ap.start(loop);
	}
}

It cant ever find the file.
The tutorial said i should put it in my projects workspace folder in eclipse and it seems to be different on macs, so how can i load the audio stream from the jar file?

You need ClassLoader.getResource() or ClassLoader.getResourceAsStream() - if you know how to make a jar file and view its contents, you'll soon get something working.

Where would I use that in the code i posted in the op?

[edit]
I get this error

"Cannot make a static reference to the non-static method getResourceAsStream(String) from the type ClassLoader"

With this code:

package net.nivangerow.Ball;
import sun.audio.*;
import java.io.*;
 
public class SoundManager {
	public SoundManager(String music)
	{
		AudioStream as;
		AudioPlayer ap = AudioPlayer.player;
		AudioData ad;
		ContinuousAudioDataStream loop = null;
		try{
			as = new AudioStream(ClassLoader.getResourceAsStream(music));
			ad=as.getData();
			loop = new ContinuousAudioDataStream(ad);
		}catch(IOException e){
			System.out.println(music+" Cannot be found");
		}
		ap.start(loop);
	}
}

You would use it exactly where you used it, but - as the compiler has pointed out - it's not a static method, so you can't invoke it on a reference to the class itself. The safest way to obtain (I'm not exactly sure about this, but this is what I would do) an appropriate instance of ClassLoader would be to invoke Class.getClassLoader on the Class of the instance whose code is currently executing (I'd expect that Class to have been loaded from the same source as your sound resource). If I'm working too hard to avoid 'spoon-feeding', let me know.

Originally Posted by Sean4u

You would use it exactly where you used it, but - as the compiler has pointed out - it's not a static method, so you can't invoke it on a reference to the class itself. The safest way to obtain (I'm not exactly sure about this, but this is what I would do) an appropriate instance of ClassLoader would be to invoke Class.getClassLoader on the Class of the instance whose code is currently executing (I'd expect that Class to have been loaded from the same source as your sound resource). If I'm working too hard to avoid 'spoon-feeding', let me know.

I dont get half of your terminology... Is there any way you can show me how to do it?

ClassLoader.getResourceAsStream(music)

'ClassLoader' is a reference to the ClassLoader class. For this to work, getResourceAsStream() would have to be declared 'static', but it isn't. That means you have to have an instance of ClassLoader to be able to use the method. This is reasonable: to launch your application there may be more than one ClassLoader at work: one which loads classes from your jar, another which loads classes from the user's installed Java environment, perhaps one that loads third-party classes over the network. You want the ClassLoader which loaded classes from your jar, because this is the one which 'knows' where the music file is.

SoundManager is in your jar too, isn't it? While you're executing code in a method in an instance of SoundManager, 'this' will refer to the current instance of SoundManager. 'this.getClass()' will return a reference to the SoundManager class. 'this.getClass().getClassLoader()' will return a reference to the ClassLoader instance that loaded the SoundManager class. That's an instance of ClassLoader which should 'do the right thing' when you invoke '.getResourceAsStream(music)' on it. Let us know what that gets you.

Originally Posted by Sean4u

ClassLoader.getResourceAsStream(music)

'ClassLoader' is a reference to the ClassLoader class. For this to work, getResourceAsStream() would have to be declared 'static', but it isn't. That means you have to have an instance of ClassLoader to be able to use the method. This is reasonable: to launch your application there may be more than one ClassLoader at work: one which loads classes from your jar, another which loads classes from the user's installed Java environment, perhaps one that loads third-party classes over the network. You want the ClassLoader which loaded classes from your jar, because this is the one which 'knows' where the music file is.

SoundManager is in your jar too, isn't it? While you're executing code in a method in an instance of SoundManager, 'this' will refer to the current instance of SoundManager. 'this.getClass()' will return a reference to the SoundManager class. 'this.getClass().getClassLoader()' will return a reference to the ClassLoader instance that loaded the SoundManager class. That's an instance of ClassLoader which should 'do the right thing' when you invoke '.getResourceAsStream(music)' on it. Let us know what that gets you.

Im sorry that I am being a real noob right now, but I don't get what you want me to do with the instance thing...
Do you mean I should make a static object of the ClassLoader class?

Where it says in your code:

ClassLoader.getResourceAsStream(music)

replace it with

this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(music)

Originally Posted by Sean4u

Where it says in your code:

ClassLoader.getResourceAsStream(music)

replace it with

this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(music)

Thanks ill try that and report back.

With this code:

 
package net.nivangerow.Ball;
import sun.audio.*;
import java.io.*;
 
public class SoundManager {
	public SoundManager(String music)
	{
		AudioStream as;
		AudioPlayer ap = AudioPlayer.player;
		AudioData ad;
		ContinuousAudioDataStream loop = null;
		try{
			as = new AudioStream(this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(music));
			ad=as.getData();
			loop = new ContinuousAudioDataStream(ad);
		}catch(IOException e){
			System.out.println(music+" Cannot be found");
		}
		ap.start(loop);
	}
}

I get this error:

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
	at sun.audio.AudioStream.<init>(AudioStream.java:48)
	at net.nivangerow.Ball.SoundManager.<init>(SoundManager.java:15)
	at net.nivangerow.Ball.Level1.<init>(Level1.java:15)
	at net.nivangerow.Ball.Levels.<init>(Levels.java:10)
	at net.nivangerow.Ball.Game.<init>(Game.java:23)
	at net.nivangerow.Ball.Ball.main(Ball.java:12)

Why? I am passing the path in and everything.. Sorry if I am being a noob I have never done this sound stuff before.

Sorry for the bump but I really need help please...

Bump help please D:

at net.nivangerow.Ball.SoundManager.<init>(SoundManag er.java:15)

Which line is line SoundManager:15? If you've changed your code in the meantime, be sure to paste latest code, latest stack trace and identify the lines in your code which correspond to the stack trace line numbers. Also make sure that any paths/URLs you're using to identify resources in your jar file match exactly with the paths printed by 'jar tvf YourJar.jar'

Originally Posted by Sean4u

Which line is line SoundManager:15? If you've changed your code in the meantime, be sure to paste latest code, latest stack trace and identify the lines in your code which correspond to the stack trace line numbers. Also make sure that any paths/URLs you're using to identify resources in your jar file match exactly with the paths printed by 'jar tvf YourJar.jar'

package net.nivangerow.Ball;
import sun.audio.*;
import java.io.*;
 
public class SoundManager {
	public SoundManager(String music)
	{
		AudioStream as;
		AudioPlayer ap = AudioPlayer.player;
		AudioData ad;
		ContinuousAudioDataStream loop = null;
		try{
			as = new AudioStream(this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(music));
			ad=as.getData();
			loop = new ContinuousAudioDataStream(ad);
		}catch(IOException e){
			//System.out.println(music+" Cannot be found");
			System.out.println(e);
		}
		ap.start(loop);
	}
}

Line 13:

as = new AudioStream(this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(music));

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
	at sun.audio.AudioStream.<init>(AudioStream.java:48)
	at net.nivangerow.Ball.SoundManager.<init>(SoundManager.java:13)
	at net.nivangerow.Ball.Level1.<init>(Level1.java:15)
	at net.nivangerow.Ball.Levels.<init>(Levels.java:10)
	at net.nivangerow.Ball.Game.<init>(Game.java:23)
	at net.nivangerow.Ball.Ball.main(Ball.java:12)

The latest code. Do you know whats causing the problem?

help please!

at sun.audio.AudioStream.<init>(AudioStream.java:48)

The NPE is being thrown inside the AudioStream constructor, so the only possible cause is that getResourceAsStream is returning null. There's a 'Returns:' section in the API docs for every method - did you read ClassLoader.getResourceAsStream() to see under what circumstances it returns a null?

help please!

I was playing football with my kids in the park. You should have come down and asked me there. We can always use another player. Have you considered using liveperson.com? You'll get faster responses there.

Originally Posted by Sean4u

The NPE is being thrown inside the AudioStream constructor, so the only possible cause is that getResourceAsStream is returning null. There's a 'Returns:' section in the API docs for every method - did you read ClassLoader.getResourceAsStream() to see under what circumstances it returns a null?


I was playing football with my kids in the park. You should have come down and asked me there. We can always use another player. Have you considered using liveperson.com? You'll get faster responses there.

Sorry I cant do this live person stuff, im scared about that. Also I can't play football with you because I dont know where you live so yeah.
And you don't know the cause of the error? Im gonna check the API now.

Originally Posted by seohulu

Is that String music is a path to a music file in local?

because that you are using "this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStr eam(music)", the music file must be in the local folder where your code is running.Play around with the file location and test again.

if "music" is url to remote server, then you shouldn't use "this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStr eam".

Nvm, i found out how to play the sound/song, now how do I loop it?
This is my code so far:

package net.nivangerow.Ball;
import sun.audio.*;
import java.io.*;
 
public class SoundManager {
	public SoundManager(String music)
	{
		try {
            InputStream input = SoundManager.class.getResourceAsStream(music);
            AudioStream astream = new AudioStream(input);
            AudioPlayer.player.start(astream);
        } catch (Exception ex) {
            System.err.println(ex);
        }
	}
}

So is there any way i can loop the sound/song?

Is there any1 that can help me?

Originally Posted by KevinWorkman

Please stop bumping your thread. The people who help here are doing so in their spare time, for free, just to be nice. There are hundreds of posts here, each with an urgent user waiting on a response, and your time is not more valuable than theirs. Waiting a few hours for free help is not ridiculous.

If you want to increase your chances of getting help, I suggest you read the link in my signature on asking questions the smart way, as well as posting an SSCCE that demonstrates the problem.

There is no problem, I need to know how to loop it thats all.