Play mp3 sounds from SD card

Question

I have a directory on my tablet\'s SD card called \"/Android/data/com.example.android.app/files\". I just created it manually because I don\'t know how else to test this as

Answer 1

root folder path may be variable in android devices, for example, it can be /mnt/sdcard in a device and another can be /sdcard/ .therefore you can use an easy way for extracting root folder by using android.os.Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(); and after definig it, u can directory point to your directory in the internal or external path that u want. for example: ( try catch can generated by IDE automatically)

        mediaPlayer = new MediaPlayer();
        final File root = android.os.Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory();
        try {

            mediaPlayer.setDataSource(root.getAbsolutePath() + AUDIO_FILES_DIRECTORY+"/musicFile.MP3");

        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (SecurityException e) {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        try {

            mediaPlayer.prepare();

        } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e.printStackTrace();
        }