JavaTM 2 Platform
Standard Ed. 5.0

javax.sound.midi.spi
Class SoundbankReader

java.lang.Object
  extended by javax.sound.midi.spi.SoundbankReader

public abstract class SoundbankReader
extends Object

A SoundbankReader supplies soundbank file-reading services. Concrete subclasses of SoundbankReader parse a given soundbank file, producing a Soundbank object that can be loaded into a Synthesizer.

Since:
1.3

Constructor Summary
SoundbankReader()
           
 
Method Summary
abstract  Soundbank getSoundbank(File file)
          Obtains a soundbank object from the File provided.
abstract  Soundbank getSoundbank(InputStream stream)
          Obtains a soundbank object from the InputStream provided.
abstract  Soundbank getSoundbank(URL url)
          Obtains a soundbank object from the URL provided.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

SoundbankReader

public SoundbankReader()
Method Detail

getSoundbank

public abstract Soundbank getSoundbank(URL url)
                                throws InvalidMidiDataException,
                                       IOException
Obtains a soundbank object from the URL provided.

Parameters:
url - URL representing the soundbank.
Returns:
soundbank object
Throws:
InvalidMidiDataException - if the URL does not point to valid MIDI soundbank data recognized by this soundbank reader
IOException - if an I/O error occurs

getSoundbank

public abstract Soundbank getSoundbank(InputStream stream)
                                throws InvalidMidiDataException,
                                       IOException
Obtains a soundbank object from the InputStream provided.

Parameters:
stream - InputStream representing the soundbank
Returns:
soundbank object
Throws:
InvalidMidiDataException - if the stream does not point to valid MIDI soundbank data recognized by this soundbank reader
IOException - if an I/O error occurs

getSoundbank

public abstract Soundbank getSoundbank(File file)
                                throws InvalidMidiDataException,
                                       IOException
Obtains a soundbank object from the File provided.

Parameters:
file - the File representing the soundbank
Returns:
soundbank object
Throws:
InvalidMidiDataException - if the file does not point to valid MIDI soundbank data recognized by this soundbank reader
IOException - if an I/O error occurs

JavaTM 2 Platform
Standard Ed. 5.0

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