Question

I’m using MediaRecorder class to record an audio file and I used

final String MEDIA_OUTPUT_FILE = "MyOutPutFile";
mediaRecorder.setOutputFile(MEDIA_OUTPUT_FILE);' 

to give a name to my output file.

I also know how to Play an Audio File from Resources:

MediaPlayer mpRes = MediaPlayer.create(getApplicationContext(), R.raw.audiofile);
mpRes.start();'

My Question Is, Now, how to play the recorded file while I dont know where my MEDIA_OUTPUT_FILE is saved?

Answer 1

Instead of using constant as argument for mediaRecorder.setOutputFile() use a variable like below.

private String filePath;
filePath = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath();
filePath += "/myrecording.mpeg";

Then pass the filePath variable as the argument as follow;

mediaRecorder.setOutputFile(filePath);

Then you can play the recorded file as follows;

mediaPlayer = new MediaPlayer();
mediaPlayer.setDataSource(filePath);
mediaPlayer.start();

That’s it.