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A simple demo of playing a video on one SurfaceView and switching to another during playback.
package com.example.mediaplayersurfaceswitch;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.media.MediaPlayer;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.SurfaceHolder;
import android.view.SurfaceView;
import android.view.View;
@SuppressWarnings("ConstantConditions")
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
private static final int PICK_VIDEO_REQUEST = 1001;
private static final String TAG = "SurfaceSwitch";
private MediaPlayer mMediaPlayer;
private SurfaceHolder mFirstSurface;
private SurfaceHolder mSecondSurface;
private SurfaceHolder mActiveSurface;
private Uri mVideoUri;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
SurfaceView first = (SurfaceView) findViewById(R.id.firstSurface);
first.getHolder().addCallback(new SurfaceHolder.Callback() {
@Override
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder surfaceHolder) {
Log.d(TAG, "First surface created!");
mFirstSurface = surfaceHolder;
if (mVideoUri != null) {
mMediaPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(getApplicationContext(),
mVideoUri, mFirstSurface);
mActiveSurface = mFirstSurface;
mMediaPlayer.start();
}
}
@Override
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder surfaceHolder, int i, int i2, int i3) {
}
@Override
public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder surfaceHolder) {
Log.d(TAG, "First surface destroyed!");
}
});
SurfaceView second = (SurfaceView) findViewById(R.id.secondSurface);
second.getHolder().addCallback(new SurfaceHolder.Callback() {
@Override
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder surfaceHolder) {
Log.d(TAG, "Second surface created!");
mSecondSurface = surfaceHolder;
}
@Override
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder surfaceHolder, int i, int i2, int i3) {
}
@Override
public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder surfaceHolder) {
Log.d(TAG, "Second surface destroyed!");
}
});
}
@Override
protected void onPause() {
super.onPause();
mVideoUri = null;
}
@Override
protected void onDestroy() {
super.onDestroy();
if (mMediaPlayer != null) {
mMediaPlayer.release();
mMediaPlayer = null;
}
}
@Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
if (requestCode == PICK_VIDEO_REQUEST && resultCode == RESULT_OK) {
Log.d(TAG, "Got video " + data.getData());
mVideoUri = data.getData();
}
}
public void doStartStop(View view) {
if (mMediaPlayer == null) {
Intent pickVideo = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK);
pickVideo.setTypeAndNormalize("video/*");
startActivityForResult(pickVideo, PICK_VIDEO_REQUEST);
} else {
mMediaPlayer.stop();
mMediaPlayer.release();
mMediaPlayer = null;
}
}
public void doSwitchSurface(View view) {
if (mMediaPlayer != null && mMediaPlayer.isPlaying()) {
mActiveSurface = mFirstSurface == mActiveSurface ? mSecondSurface : mFirstSurface;
mMediaPlayer.setDisplay(mActiveSurface);
}
}
}
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<Button android:layout_weight="0.2"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:onClick="doStartStop"
android:text="Start/Stop" />
<Button android:layout_weight="0.2"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:onClick="doSwitchSurface"
android:text="Switch surface" />
<SurfaceView android:id="@+id/firstSurface"
android:layout_margin="3dp"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1" />
<SurfaceView android:id="@+id/secondSurface"
android:layout_margin="3dp"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1" />
</LinearLayout>
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function setTypeAndNormalize("video/*");?

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