public static SoundClip createSoundClip(File file) throws IOException

Creates a SoundClip instance which will play a clip from the supplied file.

The file contents will be fully read before this method returns. If the file does not contain recognizable and supported sound data, or if the implementation does not find a suitable output device for the data, playing the clip will be a no-op.

public boolean canPlay()

Returns whether this is a playable sound clip.

A value of false means that calling any of the other methods of this class is a no-op.

public boolean isPlaying()

Returns whether sound is currently playing.

public void play()

Starts playing this sound clip. Each time this method is called, the clip is restarted from the beginning. This method will return immediately whether or not sound is played, and possibly before the sound has started playing.

Threading notes : Most applications will not need to do anything except call play(). The following is therefore something most applications need not be concerned about. Play back is managed in a background thread, which is usually a daemon thread. Running daemon threads do not prevent the VM from exiting. So at least one thread must be alive to prevent the VM from terminating. A UI application with any window displayed automatically satisfies this requirement. Conversely, if the application wants to guarantee VM exit before the play() has completed, it should call the stop() method.

public void loop()

Starts playing this sound clip in a loop. Each time this method is called, the clip is restarted from the beginning. This method will return immediately whether or not sound is played, and possibly before the sound has started playing.

Threading notes : Most applications will not need to do anything except call loop(). The following is therefore something most applications need not be concerned about. Play back is managed in a background thread, which is ususally a daemon thread. Running daemon threads do not prevent the VM from exiting. So at least one thread must be alive to prevent the VM from terminating. A UI application with any window displayed automatically satisfies this requirement. Conversely, if the application wants to guarantee VM exit before the play() has completed, it should call the stop() method.

public void stop()

Stops playing this sound clip. Call this if the clip is playing and the application needs to stop it early, for example so that the application can ensure the clip playing does not block exit. It is also required to stop a loop().