This example show how to open video file of mp4 using Intent.ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT, ACTION_GET_CONTENT and ACTION_PICK, and play in VideoView, also add MediaController to the VideoView.
This example can also play videos stored in Google Drive:
(tested on XiaoMi RedMi 2 running Android 4.4.4)
MainActivity.java
package com.blogspot.android_er.myopenmp4;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.media.MediaPlayer;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.MediaController;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;
import android.widget.VideoView;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
Button btnOpenDocument, btnGetContent, btnPick;
TextView info;
VideoView myVideoView;
Uri videoFileUri = null;
final static int RQS_OPEN_DOCUMENT = 1;
final static int RQS_GET_CONTENT = 2;
final static int RQS_PICK = 3;
MediaController mediaController;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
info = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.info);
myVideoView = (VideoView)findViewById(R.id.vview);
btnOpenDocument = (Button)findViewById(R.id.opendocument);
btnGetContent = (Button)findViewById(R.id.getcontent);
btnPick = (Button)findViewById(R.id.pick);
btnOpenDocument.setOnClickListener(btnOpenDocumentOnClickListener);
btnGetContent.setOnClickListener(btnGetContentOnClickListener);
btnPick.setOnClickListener(btnPickOnClickListener);
mediaController = new MediaController(MainActivity.this);
myVideoView.setMediaController(mediaController);
}
private void prepareVideo(){
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,
videoFileUri.toString(),
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
myVideoView.setVideoURI(videoFileUri);
myVideoView.setOnCompletionListener(myVideoViewCompletionListener);
myVideoView.setOnPreparedListener(MyVideoViewPreparedListener);
myVideoView.setOnErrorListener(myVideoViewErrorListener);
myVideoView.requestFocus();
myVideoView.start();
}
MediaPlayer.OnCompletionListener myVideoViewCompletionListener =
new MediaPlayer.OnCompletionListener() {
@Override
public void onCompletion(MediaPlayer arg0) {
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, "End of Video",
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
};
MediaPlayer.OnPreparedListener MyVideoViewPreparedListener =
new MediaPlayer.OnPreparedListener() {
@Override
public void onPrepared(MediaPlayer mp) {
long duration = myVideoView.getDuration(); //in millisecond
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,
"Duration: " + duration + " (ms)",
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
};
MediaPlayer.OnErrorListener myVideoViewErrorListener =
new MediaPlayer.OnErrorListener() {
@Override
public boolean onError(MediaPlayer mp, int what, int extra) {
String errWhat = "";
switch (what){
case MediaPlayer.MEDIA_ERROR_UNKNOWN:
errWhat = "MEDIA_ERROR_UNKNOWN";
break;
case MediaPlayer.MEDIA_ERROR_SERVER_DIED:
errWhat = "MEDIA_ERROR_SERVER_DIED";
break;
default: errWhat = "unknown what";
}
String errExtra = "";
switch (extra){
case MediaPlayer.MEDIA_ERROR_IO:
errExtra = "MEDIA_ERROR_IO";
break;
case MediaPlayer.MEDIA_ERROR_MALFORMED:
errExtra = "MEDIA_ERROR_MALFORMED";
break;
case MediaPlayer.MEDIA_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED:
errExtra = "MEDIA_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED";
break;
case MediaPlayer.MEDIA_ERROR_TIMED_OUT:
errExtra = "MEDIA_ERROR_TIMED_OUT";
break;
default:
errExtra = "...others";
}
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,
"Error!!!\n" +
"what: " + errWhat + "\n" +
"extra: " + errExtra,
Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
return true;
}
};
View.OnClickListener btnOpenDocumentOnClickListener = new View.OnClickListener(){
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT);
intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_OPENABLE);
intent.setType("video/mp4");
startActivityForResult(
Intent.createChooser(intent, "ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT"),
RQS_OPEN_DOCUMENT);
}
};
View.OnClickListener btnGetContentOnClickListener = new View.OnClickListener(){
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
Intent intent = new Intent();
intent.setType("video/mp4");
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT);
startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(
intent, "ACTION_GET_CONTENT"), RQS_GET_CONTENT);
}
};
View.OnClickListener btnPickOnClickListener = new View.OnClickListener(){
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK,
android.provider.MediaStore.Video.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI);
startActivityForResult(
Intent.createChooser(intent, "ACTION_PICK"),
RQS_PICK);
}
};
@Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
if (resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
if(requestCode == RQS_OPEN_DOCUMENT
|| requestCode == RQS_GET_CONTENT
|| requestCode == RQS_PICK){
videoFileUri = data.getData();
info.setText(videoFileUri.toString());
prepareVideo();
}
}
}
}
activity_main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:padding="16dp"
android:orientation="vertical"
tools:context="com.blogspot.android_er.myopenmp4.MainActivity">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:autoLink="web"
android:text="http://android-er.blogspot.com/"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/opendocument"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/getcontent"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="ACTION_GET_CONTENT" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/pick"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="ACTION_PICK" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/info"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<VideoView
android:id="@+id/vview"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" />
</LinearLayout>
uses-permission of "android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" is needed in AndroidManifest.xml.
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.Related:
- Open mp3 using Intent.ACTION_OPEN_DOCUMENT, ACTION_GET_CONTENT and ACTION_PICK, with checking and requesting permission at runtime.
- VideoView example to play video from Internet.
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