How to read MP3 file tags

Question

I want to have a program that reads metadata from an MP3 file. My program should also able to edit these metadata. What can I do?

I got to search out for some open

Answer 1

For J2ME(which is what I was struggling with), here's the code that worked for me..

import java.io.InputStream;
import javax.microedition.io.Connector;
import javax.microedition.io.file.FileConnection;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.*;
import javax.microedition.media.Manager;
import javax.microedition.media.Player;
import javax.microedition.media.control.MetaDataControl;
import javax.microedition.midlet.MIDlet;

public class MetaDataControlMIDlet extends MIDlet implements CommandListener {
  private Display display = null;
  private List list = new List("Message", List.IMPLICIT);
  private Command exitCommand = new Command("Exit", Command.EXIT, 1);
  private Alert alert = new Alert("Message");
  private Player player = null;  

  public MetaDataControlMIDlet() {    
    display = Display.getDisplay(this);
    alert.addCommand(exitCommand);
    alert.setCommandListener(this);
    list.addCommand(exitCommand);
    list.setCommandListener(this);
    //display.setCurrent(list);

  }

  public void startApp() {
      try {
      FileConnection connection = (FileConnection) Connector.open("file:///e:/breathe.mp3");
      InputStream is = null;
      is = connection.openInputStream();
      player = Manager.createPlayer(is, "audio/mp3");
      player.prefetch();
      player.realize();
    } catch (Exception e) {
      alert.setString(e.getMessage());
      display.setCurrent(alert);
      e.printStackTrace();
    }

    if (player != null) {
      MetaDataControl mControl = (MetaDataControl) player.getControl("javax.microedition.media.control.MetaDataControl");
      if (mControl == null) {
        alert.setString("No Meta Information");
        display.setCurrent(alert);
      } else {
        String[] keys = mControl.getKeys();
        for (int i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
          list.append(keys[i] + " -- " + mControl.getKeyValue(keys[i]), null);
        }
        display.setCurrent(list);
      }
    }
  }

  public void commandAction(Command cmd, Displayable disp) {
    if (cmd == exitCommand) {
      notifyDestroyed();
    }
  }

  public void pauseApp() {
  }

  public void destroyApp(boolean unconditional) {
  }

}