- java.lang.Object
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- javax.sound.sampled.AudioFormat
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public class AudioFormat extends Object
AudioFormat
is the class that specifies a particular arrangement of data in a sound stream. By examing the information stored in the audio format, you can discover how to interpret the bits in the binary sound data.Every data line has an audio format associated with its data stream. The audio format of a source (playback) data line indicates what kind of data the data line expects to receive for output. For a target (capture) data line, the audio format specifies the kind of the data that can be read from the line. Sound files also have audio formats, of course. The
class encapsulates anAudioFileFormat
AudioFormat
in addition to other, file-specific information. Similarly, an
has anAudioInputStream
AudioFormat
.The
AudioFormat
class accommodates a number of common sound-file encoding techniques, including pulse-code modulation (PCM), mu-law encoding, and a-law encoding. These encoding techniques are predefined, but service providers can create new encoding types. The encoding that a specific format uses is named by itsencoding
field.In addition to the encoding, the audio format includes other properties that further specify the exact arrangement of the data. These include the number of channels, sample rate, sample size, byte order, frame rate, and frame size. Sounds may have different numbers of audio channels: one for mono, two for stereo. The sample rate measures how many "snapshots" (samples) of the sound pressure are taken per second, per channel. (If the sound is stereo rather than mono, two samples are actually measured at each instant of time: one for the left channel, and another for the right channel; however, the sample rate still measures the number per channel, so the rate is the same regardless of the number of channels. This is the standard use of the term.) The sample size indicates how many bits are used to store each snapshot; 8 and 16 are typical values. For 16-bit samples (or any other sample size larger than a byte), byte order is important; the bytes in each sample are arranged in either the "little-endian" or "big-endian" style. For encodings like PCM, a frame consists of the set of samples for all channels at a given point in time, and so the size of a frame (in bytes) is always equal to the size of a sample (in bytes) times the number of channels. However, with some other sorts of encodings a frame can contain a bundle of compressed data for a whole series of samples, as well as additional, non-sample data. For such encodings, the sample rate and sample size refer to the data after it is decoded into PCM, and so they are completely different from the frame rate and frame size.
An
AudioFormat
object can include a set of properties. A property is a pair of key and value: the key is of typeString
, the associated property value is an arbitrary object. Properties specify additional format specifications, like the bit rate for compressed formats. Properties are mainly used as a means to transport additional information of the audio format to and from the service providers. Therefore, properties are ignored in thematches(AudioFormat)
method. However, methods which rely on the installed service providers, like(AudioFormat, AudioFormat) isConversionSupported
may consider properties, depending on the respective service provider implementation.The following table lists some common properties which service providers should use, if applicable:
Property key Value type Description "bitrate" Integer
average bit rate in bits per second "vbr" Boolean
true
, if the file is encoded in variable bit rate (VBR)"quality" Integer
encoding/conversion quality, 1..100 Vendors of service providers (plugins) are encouraged to seek information about other already established properties in third party plugins, and follow the same conventions.
- Since:
- 1.3
- See Also:
DataLine.getFormat()
,AudioInputStream.getFormat()
,AudioFileFormat
,FormatConversionProvider
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Nested Class Summary
Nested Classes Modifier and Type Class and Description static class
AudioFormat.Encoding
TheEncoding
class names the specific type of data representation used for an audio stream.
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Field Summary
Fields Modifier and Type Field and Description protected boolean
bigEndian
Indicates whether the audio data is stored in big-endian or little-endian order.protected int
channels
The number of audio channels in this format (1 for mono, 2 for stereo).protected AudioFormat.Encoding
encoding
The audio encoding technique used by this format.protected float
frameRate
The number of frames played or recorded per second, for sounds that have this format.protected int
frameSize
The number of bytes in each frame of a sound that has this format.protected float
sampleRate
The number of samples played or recorded per second, for sounds that have this format.protected int
sampleSizeInBits
The number of bits in each sample of a sound that has this format.
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Constructor and Description AudioFormat(AudioFormat.Encoding encoding, float sampleRate, int sampleSizeInBits, int channels, int frameSize, float frameRate, boolean bigEndian)
Constructs anAudioFormat
with the given parameters.AudioFormat(AudioFormat.Encoding encoding, float sampleRate, int sampleSizeInBits, int channels, int frameSize, float frameRate, boolean bigEndian, Map<String,Object> properties)
Constructs anAudioFormat
with the given parameters.AudioFormat(float sampleRate, int sampleSizeInBits, int channels, boolean signed, boolean bigEndian)
Constructs anAudioFormat
with a linear PCM encoding and the given parameters.
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Method Summary
Methods Modifier and Type Method and Description int
getChannels()
Obtains the number of channels.AudioFormat.Encoding
getEncoding()
Obtains the type of encoding for sounds in this format.float
getFrameRate()
Obtains the frame rate in frames per second.int
getFrameSize()
Obtains the frame size in bytes.Object
getProperty(String key)
Obtain the property value specified by the key.float
getSampleRate()
Obtains the sample rate.int
getSampleSizeInBits()
Obtains the size of a sample.boolean
isBigEndian()
Indicates whether the audio data is stored in big-endian or little-endian byte order.boolean
matches(AudioFormat format)
Indicates whether this format matches the one specified.Map<String,Object>
properties()
Obtain an unmodifiable map of properties.String
toString()
Returns a string that describes the format, such as: "PCM SIGNED 22050 Hz 16 bit mono big-endian".
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Field Detail
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encoding
protected AudioFormat.Encoding encoding
The audio encoding technique used by this format.
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sampleRate
protected float sampleRate
The number of samples played or recorded per second, for sounds that have this format.
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sampleSizeInBits
protected int sampleSizeInBits
The number of bits in each sample of a sound that has this format.
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channels
protected int channels
The number of audio channels in this format (1 for mono, 2 for stereo).
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frameSize
protected int frameSize
The number of bytes in each frame of a sound that has this format.
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frameRate
protected float frameRate
The number of frames played or recorded per second, for sounds that have this format.
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bigEndian
protected boolean bigEndian
Indicates whether the audio data is stored in big-endian or little-endian order.
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Constructor Detail
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AudioFormat
public AudioFormat(AudioFormat.Encoding encoding, float sampleRate, int sampleSizeInBits, int channels, int frameSize, float frameRate, boolean bigEndian)
Constructs anAudioFormat
with the given parameters. The encoding specifies the convention used to represent the data. The other parameters are further explained in theclass description
.- Parameters:
encoding
- the audio encoding techniquesampleRate
- the number of samples per secondsampleSizeInBits
- the number of bits in each samplechannels
- the number of channels (1 for mono, 2 for stereo, and so on)frameSize
- the number of bytes in each frameframeRate
- the number of frames per secondbigEndian
- indicates whether the data for a single sample is stored in big-endian byte order (false
means little-endian)
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AudioFormat
public AudioFormat(AudioFormat.Encoding encoding, float sampleRate, int sampleSizeInBits, int channels, int frameSize, float frameRate, boolean bigEndian, Map<String,Object> properties)
Constructs anAudioFormat
with the given parameters. The encoding specifies the convention used to represent the data. The other parameters are further explained in theclass description
.- Parameters:
encoding
- the audio encoding techniquesampleRate
- the number of samples per secondsampleSizeInBits
- the number of bits in each samplechannels
- the number of channels (1 for mono, 2 for stereo, and so on)frameSize
- the number of bytes in each frameframeRate
- the number of frames per secondbigEndian
- indicates whether the data for a single sample is stored in big-endian byte order (false
means little-endian)properties
- aMap<String,Object>
object containing format properties- Since:
- 1.5
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AudioFormat
public AudioFormat(float sampleRate, int sampleSizeInBits, int channels, boolean signed, boolean bigEndian)
Constructs anAudioFormat
with a linear PCM encoding and the given parameters. The frame size is set to the number of bytes required to contain one sample from each channel, and the frame rate is set to the sample rate.- Parameters:
sampleRate
- the number of samples per secondsampleSizeInBits
- the number of bits in each samplechannels
- the number of channels (1 for mono, 2 for stereo, and so on)signed
- indicates whether the data is signed or unsignedbigEndian
- indicates whether the data for a single sample is stored in big-endian byte order (false
means little-endian)
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Method Detail
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getEncoding
public AudioFormat.Encoding getEncoding()
Obtains the type of encoding for sounds in this format.- Returns:
- the encoding type
- See Also:
AudioFormat.Encoding.PCM_SIGNED
,AudioFormat.Encoding.PCM_UNSIGNED
,AudioFormat.Encoding.ULAW
,AudioFormat.Encoding.ALAW
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getSampleRate
public float getSampleRate()
Obtains the sample rate. For compressed formats, the return value is the sample rate of the uncompressed audio data. When this AudioFormat is used for queries (e.g.AudioSystem.isConversionSupported
) or capabilities (e.g.DataLine.Info.getFormats
), a sample rate ofAudioSystem.NOT_SPECIFIED
means that any sample rate is acceptable.AudioSystem.NOT_SPECIFIED
is also returned when the sample rate is not defined for this audio format.- Returns:
- the number of samples per second,
or
AudioSystem.NOT_SPECIFIED
- See Also:
getFrameRate()
,AudioSystem.NOT_SPECIFIED
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getSampleSizeInBits
public int getSampleSizeInBits()
Obtains the size of a sample. For compressed formats, the return value is the sample size of the uncompressed audio data. When this AudioFormat is used for queries (e.g.AudioSystem.isConversionSupported
) or capabilities (e.g.DataLine.Info.getFormats
), a sample size ofAudioSystem.NOT_SPECIFIED
means that any sample size is acceptable.AudioSystem.NOT_SPECIFIED
is also returned when the sample size is not defined for this audio format.- Returns:
- the number of bits in each sample,
or
AudioSystem.NOT_SPECIFIED
- See Also:
getFrameSize()
,AudioSystem.NOT_SPECIFIED
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getChannels
public int getChannels()
Obtains the number of channels. When this AudioFormat is used for queries (e.g.AudioSystem.isConversionSupported
) or capabilities (e.g.DataLine.Info.getFormats
), a return value ofAudioSystem.NOT_SPECIFIED
means that any (positive) number of channels is acceptable.- Returns:
- The number of channels (1 for mono, 2 for stereo, etc.),
or
AudioSystem.NOT_SPECIFIED
- See Also:
AudioSystem.NOT_SPECIFIED
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getFrameSize
public int getFrameSize()
Obtains the frame size in bytes. When this AudioFormat is used for queries (e.g.AudioSystem.isConversionSupported
) or capabilities (e.g.DataLine.Info.getFormats
), a frame size ofAudioSystem.NOT_SPECIFIED
means that any frame size is acceptable.AudioSystem.NOT_SPECIFIED
is also returned when the frame size is not defined for this audio format.- Returns:
- the number of bytes per frame,
or
AudioSystem.NOT_SPECIFIED
- See Also:
getSampleSizeInBits()
,AudioSystem.NOT_SPECIFIED
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getFrameRate
public float getFrameRate()
Obtains the frame rate in frames per second. When this AudioFormat is used for queries (e.g.AudioSystem.isConversionSupported
) or capabilities (e.g.DataLine.Info.getFormats
), a frame rate ofAudioSystem.NOT_SPECIFIED
means that any frame rate is acceptable.AudioSystem.NOT_SPECIFIED
is also returned when the frame rate is not defined for this audio format.- Returns:
- the number of frames per second,
or
AudioSystem.NOT_SPECIFIED
- See Also:
getSampleRate()
,AudioSystem.NOT_SPECIFIED
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isBigEndian
public boolean isBigEndian()
Indicates whether the audio data is stored in big-endian or little-endian byte order. If the sample size is not more than one byte, the return value is irrelevant.- Returns:
true
if the data is stored in big-endian byte order,false
if little-endian
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properties
public Map<String,Object> properties()
Obtain an unmodifiable map of properties. The concept of properties is further explained in theclass description
.- Returns:
- a
Map<String,Object>
object containing all properties. If no properties are recognized, an empty map is returned. - Since:
- 1.5
- See Also:
getProperty(String)
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getProperty
public Object getProperty(String key)
Obtain the property value specified by the key. The concept of properties is further explained in theclass description
.If the specified property is not defined for a particular file format, this method returns
null
.- Parameters:
key
- the key of the desired property- Returns:
- the value of the property with the specified key,
or
null
if the property does not exist. - Since:
- 1.5
- See Also:
properties()
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matches
public boolean matches(AudioFormat format)
Indicates whether this format matches the one specified. To match, two formats must have the same encoding, and consistent values of the number of channels, sample rate, sample size, frame rate, and frame size. The values of the property are consistent if they are equal or the specified format has the property valueAudioSystem.NOT_SPECIFIED
. The byte order (big-endian or little-endian) must be the same if the sample size is greater than one byte.- Parameters:
format
- format to test for match- Returns:
true
if this format matches the one specified,false
otherwise.
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