MediaController

Example - How to used Media Controller in Android?

The MediaController introduced android APL Level 1. A view contain control for media player   ,like play/Pause buttons and fast forward ,rewind and progress slider etc.

    

the mediacontroller default set of control and put them in window floating above your application.

activity_main.xml
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<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"    

xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"    

android:layout_width="fill_parent"    

android:layout_gravity="center"    

android:layout_height="fill_parent" >
    

<ImageView        

android:layout_width="wrap_content"        

android:layout_height="wrap_content"        

android:id="@+id/imageView"        

android:src="@drawable/my_heder_img"        

android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal|top" />
    
    

<VideoView        

android:id="@+id/video_view"        

android:layout_width="match_parent"        

android:layout_height="300dp"        

android:layout_gravity="center" />



</FrameLayout>

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MainActivity.java
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 package com.example.sarvesh.testproject;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.ProgressDialog;
import android.media.MediaPlayer;
import android.media.MediaPlayer.OnPreparedListener;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
import android.widget.MediaController;
import android.widget.VideoView;

public class MainActivity extends Activity {

    private VideoView myVideoView;
    private int position = 0;
    private ProgressDialog progressDialog;
    private MediaController mediaControls;

    @Override    protected void onCreate(final Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

   
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        if (mediaControls == null) {
            mediaControls = new MediaController(MainActivity.this);
        }

        
        myVideoView = (VideoView) findViewById(R.id.video_view);
 
        progressDialog = new ProgressDialog(MainActivity.this);
         
        progressDialog.setTitle("Android MediaController View Example");
         
        progressDialog.setMessage("Loading...");

        progressDialog.setCancelable(false);
         
        progressDialog.show();

        try {
            myVideoView.setMediaController(mediaControls);
            myVideoView.setVideoURI(Uri.parse("android.resource://" + getPackageName() + "/" + R.raw.nicole_scherzinger_ft_pitbul));

        } catch (Exception e) {
            Log.e("Error", e.getMessage());
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

        myVideoView.requestFocus();
        myVideoView.setOnPreparedListener(new OnPreparedListener() {
                public void onPrepared(MediaPlayer mp) {
                progressDialog.dismiss();
                myVideoView.seekTo(position);
                if (position == 0) {
                    myVideoView.start();
                } else {
                    myVideoView.pause();
                }
            }
        });

    }

    @Override    public void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onSaveInstanceState(savedInstanceState);
        savedInstanceState.putInt("Position", myVideoView.getCurrentPosition());
        myVideoView.pause();
    }

    @Override    public void onRestoreInstanceState(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onRestoreInstanceState(savedInstanceState);
        position = savedInstanceState.getInt("Position");
        myVideoView.seekTo(position);
    }
}

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