PlayVideo File Using VideoPlayer in Android

Introduction

 

This article explains how to play a video using the Video Player in Android.

 

This application will show you a video when you click on the "Start video" button and hide it when you click on the Stop button. For this, you will store a 3gp video file inside the raw folder that you will call on a button click.

 

Step 1

 

Create an XML file with the following. In this file you will use two buttons to start the video and to stop the video. Use a VideoView that will show the video on button click at runtime.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent">

  <Button
    android:id="@+id/playvideoplayer"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:text=" PLAY  "/>

   <Button
    android:id="@+id/stopvideoplayer"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:text=" STOP "/>

   <VideoView
    android:id="@+id/viewvideo"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>

</LinearLayout>

Step 2

 

Create a Java class file with the following:

package com.example.thread;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.graphics.PixelFormat;
import android.media.MediaPlayer;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.SurfaceHolder;
import android.view.SurfaceView;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.VideoView;

//In your class file, you will extend the Activity class that provides you the onCreate() on which the compiler comes first. Now implements the SurfaceHolder interface to play a video.

public class MainActivity extends Activity implements SurfaceHolder.Callback{

    MediaPlayer mediaPlayer;
    SurfaceView surfaceView;
    SurfaceHolder surfaceHolder;
    boolean pausing = false;
    Button stopVideo;

    // this method is provided by the Activity class on which the compiler comes first when you run the application.Called when the activity is first created/
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        Button PlayVideo = (Button)findViewById(R.id.playvideoplayer);
        stopVideo = (Button)findViewById(R.id.stopvideoplayer);
        getWindow().setFormat(PixelFormat.UNKNOWN);

        //Displays a video file.
        final VideoView mVideo = (VideoView)findViewById(R.id.viewvideo);

     //set the playvideo button on its clickListener. So when you click on the button videoview will display a video

         PlayVideo.setOnClickListener(new Button.OnClickListener(){

            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {

                VideoView mVideo = (VideoView)findViewById(R.id.viewvideo);

                //path of your video file.
                 String Path = "android.resource://com.example.thread/"+R.raw.k;
                    Uri uri = Uri.parse(Path);
                    mVideo.setVideoURI(uri);
                    mVideo.requestFocus();
                    mVideo.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
                    mVideo.start();
            }});

    stopVideo.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {

              @Override
              public void onClick(View v) {
                     // TODO Auto-generated method stub
               // on button click the video will be stop
               mVideo.stopPlayback();
               mVideo.setVisibility(View.GONE);
              }
       });
    }

    @Override
    public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int width,
            int height) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    }

    @Override
    public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    }

    @Override
    public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub

    }
}

Step 3

 

Android Manifest.xml file with the following:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.example.thread"
    android:versionCode="1"
    android:versionName="1.0" >

    <uses-sdk
        android:minSdkVersion="8"
        android:targetSdkVersion="18" />

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
        <activity
            android:name="com.example.thread.MainActivity"
            android:label="@string/app_name" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
    </application>
</manifest>

Step 4

 

When you run the application:

 

 

Click on the play button.

 

 

Click on "Stop"; your video will be hidden.