vlcj - Error loading Video Event

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Let's enhance the application further in which we'll update vlcj - Finished Video Event chapter with error handling capability.

Handling Error Event

Add error event handler using following syntax (Template method)−

mediaPlayerComponent = new EmbeddedMediaPlayerComponent() {
   @Override
   public void error(MediaPlayer mediaPlayer) {
   }
};

Or we can add error event handler using following syntax (Listener method)−

mediaPlayerComponent.getMediaPlayer().addMediaPlayerEventListener(new MediaPlayerEventAdapter() {
   @Override
   public void error(MediaPlayer mediaPlayer) {
   }
});

When a video is failed to load then error event is raised. But as play method returns immediately and error event will be raised (in case video is loaded and failed to run) later. So we've to handle error event in asynchronous way.

Example

Open project mediaPlayer as created in Environment Setup chapter in Eclipse.

Update App.java with following code−

App.java

package com.tutorialspoint.media;

import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.WindowAdapter;
import java.awt.event.WindowEvent;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
import javax.swing.UIManager;
import uk.co.caprica.vlcj.player.base.MediaPlayer;
import uk.co.caprica.vlcj.player.component.EmbeddedMediaPlayerComponent;

public class App extends JFrame {
   private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
   private static final String TITLE = "My First Media Player";
   private static final String VIDEO_PATH = "D:\\Downloads\\sunset-beach.mp4";
   private final EmbeddedMediaPlayerComponent mediaPlayerComponent;
   private JButton playButton;
   private JButton pauseButton;
   private JButton rewindButton;
   private JButton skipButton;

   public App(String title) {
      super(title);
      mediaPlayerComponent = new EmbeddedMediaPlayerComponent() {
         @Override
         public void playing(MediaPlayer mediaPlayer) {
            super.playing(mediaPlayer);
            System.out.println("Media Playback started.");
         }
         @Override
         public void finished(MediaPlayer mediaPlayer) {
            super.playing(mediaPlayer);
            System.out.println("Media Playback finished.");
         }
         @Override
         public void error(MediaPlayer mediaPlayer) {
            SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {        		
               public void run() {
	              System.out.println("Failed to load Media.");
               }        	       
            });
         }
      };		
   }
   public void initialize() {
      this.setBounds(100, 100, 600, 400);
      this.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
      this.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
         @Override
         public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
            mediaPlayerComponent.release();
            System.exit(0);
         }
      });    	
      JPanel contentPane = new JPanel();
      contentPane.setLayout(new BorderLayout());   	 
      contentPane.add(mediaPlayerComponent, BorderLayout.CENTER);
      JPanel controlsPane = new JPanel();
      playButton = new JButton("Play");
      controlsPane.add(playButton);    
      pauseButton = new JButton("Pause");
      controlsPane.add(pauseButton);
      rewindButton = new JButton("Rewind");
      controlsPane.add(rewindButton);
      skipButton = new JButton("Skip");
      controlsPane.add(skipButton);
      contentPane.add(controlsPane, BorderLayout.SOUTH);

      playButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
         public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
            mediaPlayerComponent.mediaPlayer().controls().play();
         }
      });  
      pauseButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
         public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
            mediaPlayerComponent.mediaPlayer().controls().pause();
         }
      });
      rewindButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
         public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
            mediaPlayerComponent.mediaPlayer().controls().skipTime(-14000);
         }
      });
      skipButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
         public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
            mediaPlayerComponent.mediaPlayer().controls().skipTime(4000);
         }
      });
      this.setContentPane(contentPane);
      this.setVisible(true);
   }
   public void loadVideo(String path) {
      mediaPlayerComponent.mediaPlayer().media().startPaused(path);   	
   }
   public static void main( String[] args ){
      try {            
         UIManager.setLookAndFeel(
         UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
      } 
      catch (Exception e) {
         System.out.println(e);
      }
      App application = new App(TITLE);
      application.initialize(); 
      application.setVisible(true);  
      application.loadVideo(VIDEO_PATH);
   }
}

Here an invalid path to media file is provided. Run the application by right clicking the file and choose run as Java Application. After a successful startup, if everything is fine then it should display the following result −

Now will see a message in console as follows−

Failed to load Media.