How do I play an mp3 in the res/raw folder of my android app?

Question

I have a small (200kb) mp3 in the res/raw folder of my android app. I am trying to run it in an emulator from Eclipse. It is recognized as a resource in the R file but when

Answer 1

this is a static method I use in my projects. I add it to my Utils class:

    public static void playSound(final Context context, final SoundType type)
    {

            new Thread(new Runnable()
            {

                @Override
                public void run()
                {
                    MediaPlayer mediaPlayer = new MediaPlayer();
                    int resId = -1;
                    switch (type)
                    {
                    case INCOMING_NOTIFICATION:
                        resId=R.raw.noti_sound;
                        break;
                    case SEND_BETTING_SLIP:
                        resId=R.raw.slip_sent;
                        break;
                    case TRIVIA_RIGHT_ANSWER:
                        resId=R.raw.game_bonus;
                        break;
                    case TRIVIA_WRONG_ANSWER:
                        resId=R.raw.whistle_referee_trivia_bad_answer;
                        break;
                    }

                    if (resId != -1)
                    {
                        mediaPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(context, resId);
                        mediaPlayer.setAudioStreamType(AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC);
                        mediaPlayer.setLooping(false);
                        mediaPlayer.start();

                        while (mediaPlayer.isPlaying() == true)
                        {
                        }
                    }
                }
            }).start();

        }
}

now I defind an Enum (SoundType) and placed the mp3 files in raw folder under res folder.