/**
* Sets the data source (file-path or http/rtsp URL) to use.
*
* @param path the path of the file, or the http/rtsp URL of the stream you want to play
* @throws IllegalStateException if it is called in an invalid state
*
* <p>When <code>path</code> refers to a local file, the file may actually be opened by a
* process other than the calling application. This implies that the pathname
* should be an absolute path (as any other process runs with unspecified current working
* directory), and that the pathname should reference a world-readable file.
* As an alternative, the application could first open the file for reading,
* and then use the file descriptor form {@link #setDataSource(FileDescriptor)}.
*/
public void setDataSource(String path)
throws IOException, IllegalArgumentException, SecurityException, IllegalStateException {
setDataSource(path, null, null);
}
/**
* Prepares the player for playback, asynchronously.
*
* After setting the datasource and the display surface, you need to either
* call prepare() or prepareAsync(). For streams, you should call prepareAsync(),
* which returns immediately, rather than blocking until enough data has been
* buffered.
*
* @throws IllegalStateException if it is called in an invalid state
*/
public native void prepareAsync() throws IllegalStateException;