Copyright 2002 Sun Microsystems, Inc.; Nokia Corporation. See the Copyright Notice and Specification License for more details.

javax.microedition.media.control
Interface RecordControl

All Superinterfaces:
Control

public interface RecordControl
extends Control

RecordControl controls the recording of media from a Player. RecordControl records what's currently being played by the Player.

Example

 try {
    // Create a Player that captures live audio.
    Player p = Manager.createPlayer("capture://audio");
    p.realize();
    // Get the RecordControl, set the record stream,
    // start the Player and record for 5 seconds.
    RecordControl rc = (RecordControl)p.getControl("RecordControl");
    ByteArrayOutputStream output = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
    rc.setRecordStream(output);
    rc.startRecord();
    p.start();
    Thread.currentThread().sleep(5000);
    rc.commit();
    p.close();
 } catch (IOException ioe) {
 } catch (MediaException me) {
 } catch (InterruptedException ie) { }
 

See Also:
Player

Method Summary
 void commit()
          Complete the current recording.
 java.lang.String getContentType()
          Return the content type of the recorded media.
 void reset()
          Erase the current recording.
 void setRecordLocation(java.lang.String locator)
          Set the output location where the data will be recorded.
 int setRecordSizeLimit(int size)
          Set the record size limit.
 void setRecordStream(java.io.OutputStream stream)
          Set the output stream where the data will be recorded.
 void startRecord()
          Start recording the media.
 void stopRecord()
          Stop recording the media.
 

Method Detail

setRecordStream

public void setRecordStream(java.io.OutputStream stream)
Set the output stream where the data will be recorded.
Parameters:
stream - The output stream where the data will be recorded.
Throws:
IllegalStateException - Thrown if one of the following conditions is true:
  • startRecord has been called and commit has not been called.
  • setRecordLocation has been called and commit has not been called.
IllegalArgumentException - Thrown if stream is null.

setRecordLocation

public void setRecordLocation(java.lang.String locator)
                       throws java.io.IOException,
                              MediaException
Set the output location where the data will be recorded.
Parameters:
locator - The locator specifying where the recorded media will be saved. The locator must be specified as a URL.
Throws:
IllegalStateException - Thrown if one of the following conditions is true:
  • startRecord has been called and commit has not been called.
  • setRecordStream has been called and commit has not been called.
IllegalArgumentException - Thrown if locator is null.
java.io.IOException - Thrown if protocol is valid but the media cannot be created at the specified location.
MediaException - Thrown if the locator is not in URL syntax or it specifies a protocol that is not supported.
SecurityException - Thrown if the caller does not have security permission to set the record location.

getContentType

public java.lang.String getContentType()
Return the content type of the recorded media. The content type is given in the content type syntax.
Returns:
The content type of the media.

startRecord

public void startRecord()
Start recording the media.

If the Player is already started, startRecord will immediately start the recording. If the Player is not already started, startRecord will not record any media. It will put the recording in a "standby" mode. As soon as the Player is started, the recording will start right away.

If startRecord is called when the recording has already started, it will be ignored.

When startRecord returns, the recording has started and a RECORD_STARTED event will be delivered through the PlayerListener.

If an error occurs while recording is in progress, RECORD_ERROR event will be delivered via the PlayerListener.

Throws:
IllegalStateException - Thrown if any of the following conditions is true:
  • if setRecordLocation or setRecordStream has not been called for the first time.
  • If commit has been called and setRecordLocation or setRecordStream has not been called.

stopRecord

public void stopRecord()
Stop recording the media. stopRecord will not automatically stop the Player. It only stops the recording.

Stopping the Player does not imply a stopRecord. Rather, the recording will be put into a "standby" mode. Once the Player is re-started, the recording will resume automatically.

After stopRecord, startRecord can be called to resume the recording.

If stopRecord is called when the recording has already stopped, it will be ignored.

When stopRecord returns, the recording has stopped and a RECORD_STOPPED event will be delivered through the PlayerListener.


commit

public void commit()
            throws java.io.IOException
Complete the current recording.

If the recording is in progress, commit will implicitly call stopRecord.

To record again after commit has been called, setRecordLocation or setRecordStream must be called.

Throws:
java.io.IOException - Thrown if an I/O error occurs during commit. The current recording is not valid. To record again, setRecordLocation or setRecordStream must be called.

setRecordSizeLimit

public int setRecordSizeLimit(int size)
                       throws MediaException
Set the record size limit. This limits the size of the recorded media to the number of bytes specified.

When recording is in progress, commit will be called implicitly in the following cases:

Once a record size limit has been set, it will remain so for future recordings until it is changed by another setRecordSizeLimit call.

To remove the record size limit, set it to Integer.MAX_VALUE. By default, the record size limit is not set.

Only positive values can be set. Zero or negative values are invalid and an IllegalArgumentException will be thrown.

Parameters:
size - The record size limit in number of bytes.
Returns:
The actual size limit set.
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - Thrown if the given size is invalid.
MediaException - Thrown if setting the record size limit is not supported.

reset

public void reset()
           throws java.io.IOException
Erase the current recording.

If the recording is in progress, reset will implicitly call stopRecord.

Calling reset after commit will have no effect on the current recording.

If the Player that is associated with this RecordControl is closed, reset will be called implicitly.

Throws:
java.io.IOException - Thrown if the current recording cannot be erased. The current recording is not valid. To record again, setRecordLocation or setRecordStream must be called.


Copyright 2002 Sun Microsystems, Inc.; Nokia Corporation. See the Copyright Notice and Specification License for more details.