How do I play an mp3 in the res/raw folder of my android app?

Question

I have a small (200kb) mp3 in the res/raw folder of my android app. I am trying to run it in an emulator from Eclipse. It is recognized as a resource in the R file but when I try to prepare/start, my activity crashes! Was there something else I needed to change, perhaps in the manifest?

 MediaPlayer mPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(FakeCallScreen.this, R.raw.mysoundfile);  try { mPlayer.prepare(); mPlayer.start(); } catch (IOException e) { // handle this later } 

Answer 1

When starting the activity i.e on onCreate put the following code.

  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {           super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);                  setContentView(R.layout.main);          MediaPlayer mPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(FakeCallScreen.this, R.raw.mysoundfile);         mPlayer.start();      } 

When stopping the activity i.e on onDestroy put the following code.

   public void onDestroy() {      mPlayer.stop();     super.onDestroy();  } 

Hope it helps :)