AudioAttributesCompat

class AudioAttributesCompat : VersionedParcelable


A class to encapsulate a collection of attributes describing information about an audio stream.

AudioAttributesCompat supersede the notion of stream types (see for instance STREAM_MUSIC or STREAM_ALARM) for defining the behavior of audio playback. Attributes allow an application to specify more information than is conveyed in a stream type by allowing the application to define:

  • usage: "why" you are playing a sound, what is this sound used for. This is achieved with the "usage" information. Examples of usage are USAGE_MEDIA and USAGE_ALARM. These two examples are the closest to stream types, but more detailed use cases are available. Usage information is more expressive than a stream type, and allows certain platforms or routing policies to use this information for more refined volume or routing decisions. Usage is the most important information to supply in AudioAttributesCompat and it is recommended to build any instance with this information supplied, see AudioAttributesCompat.Builder for exceptions.
  • content type: "what" you are playing. The content type expresses the general category of the content. This information is optional. But in case it is known (for instance CONTENT_TYPE_MOVIE for a movie streaming service or CONTENT_TYPE_MUSIC for a music playback application) this information might be used by the audio framework to selectively configure some audio post-processing blocks.
  • flags: "how" is playback to be affected, see the flag definitions for the specific playback behaviors they control.

AudioAttributesCompat instance is built through its builder, . Also see android.media.AudioAttributes for the framework implementation of this class.

Summary

Nested types

Builder class for AudioAttributesCompat objects.

Constants

const Int

Content type value to use when the content type is a soundtrack, typically accompanying a movie or TV program.

const Int

Content type value to use when the content type is music.

const Int

Content type value to use when the content type is a sound used to accompany a user action, such as a beep or sound effect expressing a key click, or event, such as the type of a sound for a bonus being received in a game.

const Int

Content type value to use when the content type is speech.

const Int

Content type value to use when the content type is unknown, or other than the ones defined.

const Int

Flag defining a behavior where the audibility of the sound will be ensured by the system.

const Int

Flag requesting the use of an output stream supporting hardware A/V synchronization.

const Int

Usage value to use when the usage is an alarm (e.g. wake-up alarm).

const Int

Usage value to use when the usage is for accessibility, such as with a screen reader.

const Int

Usage value to use when the usage is driving or navigation directions.

const Int

Usage value to use when the usage is sonification, such as with user interface sounds.

const Int

Usage value to use for audio responses to user queries, audio instructions or help utterances.

const Int

Usage value to use when the usage is for game audio.

const Int

Usage value to use when the usage is media, such as music, or movie soundtracks.

const Int

Usage value to use when the usage is notification.

const Int

Usage value to use when the usage is notification for a non-immediate type of communication such as e-mail.

const Int

Usage value to use when the usage is notification for an "instant" communication such as a chat, or SMS.

const Int

Usage value to use when the usage is a request to enter/end a communication, such as a VoIP communication or video-conference.

const Int

Usage value to use when the usage is to attract the user's attention, such as a reminder or low battery warning.

const Int

Usage value to use when the usage is telephony ringtone.

const Int

Usage value to use when the usage is unknown.

const Int

Usage value to use when the usage is voice communications, such as telephony or VoIP.

const Int

Usage value to use when the usage is in-call signalling, such as with a "busy" beep, or DTMF tones.

Public functions

Boolean
equals(o: Any!)
Int

Returns the content type.

Int

Returns the flags.

Int

Returns a stream type passed to setLegacyStreamType, or best guessing from flags and usage, or -1 if there is no converting logic in framework side (API 21+).

Int

Returns the usage.

Int

Returns the stream type matching the given attributes for volume control.

Int
String!
Any?

If the current SDK level is 21 or higher, return the AudioAttributes object inside this AudioAttributesCompat.

java-static AudioAttributesCompat?
wrap(aa: Any)

Creates an AudioAttributesCompat given an API 21 AudioAttributes object.

Constants

CONTENT_TYPE_MOVIE

Added in 1.1.0
const val CONTENT_TYPE_MOVIE = 3: Int

Content type value to use when the content type is a soundtrack, typically accompanying a movie or TV program.

CONTENT_TYPE_MUSIC

Added in 1.1.0
const val CONTENT_TYPE_MUSIC = 2: Int

Content type value to use when the content type is music.

CONTENT_TYPE_SONIFICATION

Added in 1.1.0
const val CONTENT_TYPE_SONIFICATION = 4: Int

Content type value to use when the content type is a sound used to accompany a user action, such as a beep or sound effect expressing a key click, or event, such as the type of a sound for a bonus being received in a game. These sounds are mostly synthesized or short Foley sounds.

CONTENT_TYPE_SPEECH

Added in 1.1.0
const val CONTENT_TYPE_SPEECH = 1: Int

Content type value to use when the content type is speech.

CONTENT_TYPE_UNKNOWN

Added in 1.1.0
const val CONTENT_TYPE_UNKNOWN = 0: Int

Content type value to use when the content type is unknown, or other than the ones defined.

FLAG_AUDIBILITY_ENFORCED

Added in 1.1.0
const val FLAG_AUDIBILITY_ENFORCED = 1: Int

Flag defining a behavior where the audibility of the sound will be ensured by the system.

FLAG_HW_AV_SYNC

Added in 1.1.0
const val FLAG_HW_AV_SYNC = 16: Int

Flag requesting the use of an output stream supporting hardware A/V synchronization.

USAGE_ALARM

Added in 1.1.0
const val USAGE_ALARM = 4: Int

Usage value to use when the usage is an alarm (e.g. wake-up alarm).

USAGE_ASSISTANCE_ACCESSIBILITY

Added in 1.1.0
const val USAGE_ASSISTANCE_ACCESSIBILITY = 11: Int

Usage value to use when the usage is for accessibility, such as with a screen reader.

USAGE_ASSISTANCE_NAVIGATION_GUIDANCE

Added in 1.1.0
const val USAGE_ASSISTANCE_NAVIGATION_GUIDANCE = 12: Int

Usage value to use when the usage is driving or navigation directions.

USAGE_ASSISTANCE_SONIFICATION

Added in 1.1.0
const val USAGE_ASSISTANCE_SONIFICATION = 13: Int

Usage value to use when the usage is sonification, such as with user interface sounds.

USAGE_ASSISTANT

Added in 1.1.0
const val USAGE_ASSISTANT = 16: Int

Usage value to use for audio responses to user queries, audio instructions or help utterances.

USAGE_GAME

Added in 1.1.0
const val USAGE_GAME = 14: Int

Usage value to use when the usage is for game audio.

USAGE_MEDIA

Added in 1.1.0
const val USAGE_MEDIA = 1: Int

Usage value to use when the usage is media, such as music, or movie soundtracks.

USAGE_NOTIFICATION

Added in 1.1.0
const val USAGE_NOTIFICATION = 5: Int

Usage value to use when the usage is notification. See other notification usages for more specialized uses.

USAGE_NOTIFICATION_COMMUNICATION_DELAYED

Added in 1.1.0
const val USAGE_NOTIFICATION_COMMUNICATION_DELAYED = 9: Int

Usage value to use when the usage is notification for a non-immediate type of communication such as e-mail.

USAGE_NOTIFICATION_COMMUNICATION_INSTANT

Added in 1.1.0
const val USAGE_NOTIFICATION_COMMUNICATION_INSTANT = 8: Int

Usage value to use when the usage is notification for an "instant" communication such as a chat, or SMS.

USAGE_NOTIFICATION_COMMUNICATION_REQUEST

Added in 1.1.0
const val USAGE_NOTIFICATION_COMMUNICATION_REQUEST = 7: Int

Usage value to use when the usage is a request to enter/end a communication, such as a VoIP communication or video-conference.

USAGE_NOTIFICATION_EVENT

Added in 1.1.0
const val USAGE_NOTIFICATION_EVENT = 10: Int

Usage value to use when the usage is to attract the user's attention, such as a reminder or low battery warning.

USAGE_NOTIFICATION_RINGTONE

Added in 1.1.0
const val USAGE_NOTIFICATION_RINGTONE = 6: Int

Usage value to use when the usage is telephony ringtone.

USAGE_UNKNOWN

Added in 1.1.0
const val USAGE_UNKNOWN = 0: Int

Usage value to use when the usage is unknown.

USAGE_VOICE_COMMUNICATION

Added in 1.1.0
const val USAGE_VOICE_COMMUNICATION = 2: Int

Usage value to use when the usage is voice communications, such as telephony or VoIP.

USAGE_VOICE_COMMUNICATION_SIGNALLING

Added in 1.1.0
const val USAGE_VOICE_COMMUNICATION_SIGNALLING = 3: Int

Usage value to use when the usage is in-call signalling, such as with a "busy" beep, or DTMF tones.

Public functions

equals

fun equals(o: Any!): Boolean

getContentType

Added in 1.1.0
fun getContentType(): Int

Returns the content type.

Returns
Int

one of the values that can be set in setContentType

getFlags

Added in 1.1.0
fun getFlags(): Int

Returns the flags.

Returns
Int

a combined mask of all flags

getLegacyStreamType

Added in 1.1.0
fun getLegacyStreamType(): Int

Returns a stream type passed to setLegacyStreamType, or best guessing from flags and usage, or -1 if there is no converting logic in framework side (API 21+).

Returns
Int

the stream type {@see AudioManager}

getUsage

Added in 1.1.0
fun getUsage(): Int

Returns the usage.

Returns
Int

one of the values that can be set in setUsage

getVolumeControlStream

Added in 1.1.0
fun getVolumeControlStream(): Int

Returns the stream type matching the given attributes for volume control. Use this method to derive the stream type needed to configure the volume control slider in an with setVolumeControlStream. Do not use this method to set the stream type on an audio player object (e.g. , android.media.MediaPlayer) as this is deprecated; use AudioAttributes instead.

Returns
Int

a valid stream type for Activity or stream volume control that matches the attributes, or USE_DEFAULT_STREAM_TYPE if there isn't a direct match. Note that USE_DEFAULT_STREAM_TYPE is not a valid value for setStreamVolume.

hashCode

fun hashCode(): Int

toString

fun toString(): String!

unwrap

Added in 1.1.0
fun unwrap(): Any?

If the current SDK level is 21 or higher, return the AudioAttributes object inside this AudioAttributesCompat. Otherwise null.

Returns
Any?

the underlying AudioAttributes object or null

wrap

Added in 1.1.0
java-static fun wrap(aa: Any): AudioAttributesCompat?

Creates an AudioAttributesCompat given an API 21 AudioAttributes object.

Parameters
aa: Any

an instance of AudioAttributes.

Returns
AudioAttributesCompat?

the new AudioAttributesCompat, or null on API <21