error in playing media files in java.

[Aman_5]

import javax.media.*;
import java.io.*;

public class MP3Player {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
       File file = new File("xyz.mp3");
       MediaLocator mrl = new MediaLocator(file.toURL());
       Player player = Manager.createPlayer(mrl);
       player.start();
    }

}


    }``

when i execute above program, it shows error :
Failed to configure: com.sun.media.PlaybackEngine@ce124a7
Bad header in the media: Couldn't detect stream type
Error: Unable to realize com.sun.media.PlaybackEngine@ce124a7 )
.
Any explaination for the above error ??

[stultuske]

is that JMF code?
does look so like me. if it is, dump it. JMF is very outdated and hasn't been maintained for over years. there are better and more efficiënt ways to play mp3 files these days.

also: never allow your main method to throw Exceptions. nothing good can come from it.

[JamesCherrill]

Java support for media has beena shambles inthe past - JMF never worked properly. The good news is that JavaFX is now a standard component in all the current versions of JavaSE. JavaFX has excellent support for media. See this recent thread - especially the last two posts
http://www.daniweb.com/software-development/java/threads/475808/how-to-play-mp3-files-in-java-using-eclipse