Video-PlayUsing Surface view in Android.

Purpose: There is some circumstances When we do not want display inbuilt seek-bar of video for forward and back video then this is best way to play video.

Main.Xml:

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"

    android:layout_width="fill_parent"

    android:layout_height="fill_parent" >

    <RelativeLayout

        android:id="@+id/video_top_lyt"

        android:layout_width="fill_parent"

        android:layout_height="wrap_content"

        android:orientation="horizontal" >

        <Button

            android:layout_width="wrap_content"

            android:layout_height="wrap_content"

            android:layout_marginLeft="5dip"

            android:layout_marginTop="5dip"

            android:background="@drawable/done" >

        </Button>

        <TextView

            android:layout_width="wrap_content"

            android:layout_height="wrap_content"

            android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"

            android:text="Play Video" />

    </RelativeLayout>

    <SurfaceView

        android:id="@+id/screen_tutorial_video_surface"

        android:layout_width="fill_parent"

        android:layout_height="fill_parent" >

    </SurfaceView>

</RelativeLayout>

Class For Play video:

public class PlayLiveTv extends BottomMenu_Event implements SurfaceHolder.Callback

{

      private MediaPlayer mMediaPlayer;

      private SurfaceView mPreview;

      private SurfaceHolder holder;

      private String videoPath ="Video URl here...";

      private static ProgressDialog progressDialog;

      RelativeLayout rel;

      @Override

      protected void onPause()

      {

            super.onPause();

            releaseMediaPlayer();

      }

      @Override

      protected void onDestroy()

      {

            super.onDestroy();

            releaseMediaPlayer();

      }

      @Override

      protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)

      {             

            super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

            setContentView(R.layout.play_livetv);

            progressDialog = ProgressDialog.show(PlayLiveTv.this, "", "Loading.....", true);

            mPreview = (SurfaceView) findViewById(R.id.screen_tutorial_video_surface);

            rel=(RelativeLayout) findViewById(R.id.video_top_lyt);

            Create_Surface();

            mPreview.setOnTouchListener(new OnTouchListener()

            {

                  public boolean onTouch(View v, MotionEvent event)

                  {

                        if(rel.isShown())

                        {

                              rel.setVisibility(View.GONE);

                        }

                        else

                        {

                              rel.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);

                        }

                        return false;

                  }

            });

      }

      //_______________________Methods___________________________

      private void Create_Surface()

      {

            holder = mPreview.getHolder();

            holder.addCallback(this);

            holder.setType(SurfaceHolder.SURFACE_TYPE_PUSH_BUFFERS);

            holder.setFixedSize(getWindow().getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getWidth());

            //holder.setFixedSize(100, 100);

            mMediaPlayer = new MediaPlayer();

            mMediaPlayer.setDisplay(holder);

      }

      public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int width, int height)

      {

      }

      public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder)

      {

            Play_Video();

      }

      public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder)

      {

            releaseMediaPlayer();

      }

      private void Play_Video()

      {

            try

            {

                  if(videoPath!=null)

                  {

                        mMediaPlayer.setDataSource(videoPath);

                        mMediaPlayer.prepare();

                        progressDialog.dismiss();

                  }

            }

            catch (IllegalArgumentException e)

            {e.printStackTrace();}

            catch (IllegalStateException e)

            {e.printStackTrace();}

            catch (IOException e)

            {e.printStackTrace();}

            mMediaPlayer.setAudioStreamType(AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC);

            mMediaPlayer.start();

            mMediaPlayer.setOnCompletionListener(new OnCompletionListener()

            {

                  @Override

                  public void onCompletion(MediaPlayer mp)

                  {

                        releaseMediaPlayer();

                        finish();

                  }

            });

      }

      private void releaseMediaPlayer()

      {

            if (mMediaPlayer != null)

            {

                  mMediaPlayer.release();

                  mMediaPlayer = null;

            }

      }

}

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