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## javax.sound.midi.spi
Class MidiFileReader

    java.lang.Object
      javax.sound.midi.spi.MidiFileReader

    public abstract class MidiFileReader

extends Object

A `MidiFileReader` supplies MIDI file-reading services. Classes implementing this interface can parse the format information from one or more types of MIDI file, and can produce a `Sequence` object from files of these types.

Since:
  1.3

Constructor Summary
`MidiFileReader()`

Method Summary
`abstract MidiFileFormat` | `getMidiFileFormat(File file)` Obtains the MIDI file format of the `File` provided.
`abstract MidiFileFormat` | `getMidiFileFormat(InputStream stream)` Obtains the MIDI file format of the input stream provided.
`abstract MidiFileFormat` | `getMidiFileFormat(URL url)` Obtains the MIDI file format of the URL provided.
`abstract Sequence` | `getSequence(File file)` Obtains a MIDI sequence from the `File` provided.
`abstract Sequence` | `getSequence(InputStream stream)` Obtains a MIDI sequence from the input stream provided.
`abstract Sequence` | `getSequence(URL url)` Obtains a MIDI sequence from the URL provided.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### MidiFileReader

    public MidiFileReader()

Method Detail

### getMidiFileFormat

    public abstract MidiFileFormat getMidiFileFormat(InputStream stream)
                                              throws InvalidMidiDataException,
                                                     IOException

  Obtains the MIDI file format of the input stream provided. The stream must point to valid MIDI file data. In general, MIDI file readers may need to read some data from the stream before determining whether they support it. These parsers must be able to mark the stream, read enough data to determine whether they support the stream, and, if not, reset the stream's read pointer to its original position. If the input stream does not support this, this method may fail with an `IOException`.

  Parameters:
    `stream` - the input stream from which file format information should be extracted
  Returns:
    a `MidiFileFormat` object describing the MIDI file format
  Throws:
    `InvalidMidiDataException` - if the stream does not point to valid MIDI file data recognized by the system
    `IOException` - if an I/O exception occurs
  See Also:
    `InputStream.markSupported()`, `InputStream.mark(int)`

### getMidiFileFormat

    public abstract MidiFileFormat getMidiFileFormat(URL url)
                                              throws InvalidMidiDataException,
                                                     IOException

  Obtains the MIDI file format of the URL provided. The URL must point to valid MIDI file data.

  Parameters:
    `url` - the URL from which file format information should be extracted
  Returns:
    a `MidiFileFormat` object describing the MIDI file format
  Throws:
    `InvalidMidiDataException` - if the URL does not point to valid MIDI file data recognized by the system
    `IOException` - if an I/O exception occurs

### getMidiFileFormat

    public abstract MidiFileFormat getMidiFileFormat(File file)
                                              throws InvalidMidiDataException,
                                                     IOException

  Obtains the MIDI file format of the `File` provided. The `File` must point to valid MIDI file data.

  Parameters:
    `file` - the `File` from which file format information should be extracted
  Returns:
    a `MidiFileFormat` object describing the MIDI file format
  Throws:
    `InvalidMidiDataException` - if the `File` does not point to valid MIDI file data recognized by the system
    `IOException` - if an I/O exception occurs

### getSequence

    public abstract Sequence getSequence(InputStream stream)
                                  throws InvalidMidiDataException,
                                         IOException

  Obtains a MIDI sequence from the input stream provided. The stream must point to valid MIDI file data. In general, MIDI file readers may need to read some data from the stream before determining whether they support it. These parsers must be able to mark the stream, read enough data to determine whether they support the stream, and, if not, reset the stream's read pointer to its original position. If the input stream does not support this, this method may fail with an IOException.

  Parameters:
    `stream` - the input stream from which the `Sequence` should be constructed
  Returns:
    a `Sequence` object based on the MIDI file data contained in the input stream.
  Throws:
    `InvalidMidiDataException` - if the stream does not point to valid MIDI file data recognized by the system
    `IOException` - if an I/O exception occurs
  See Also:
    `InputStream.markSupported()`, `InputStream.mark(int)`

### getSequence

    public abstract Sequence getSequence(URL url)
                                  throws InvalidMidiDataException,
                                         IOException

  Obtains a MIDI sequence from the URL provided. The URL must point to valid MIDI file data.

  Parameters:
    `url` - the URL for which the `Sequence` should be constructed
  Returns:
    a `Sequence` object based on the MIDI file data pointed to by the URL
  Throws:
    `InvalidMidiDataException` - if the URL does not point to valid MIDI file data recognized by the system
    `IOException` - if an I/O exception occurs

### getSequence

    public abstract Sequence getSequence(File file)
                                  throws InvalidMidiDataException,
                                         IOException

  Obtains a MIDI sequence from the `File` provided. The `File` must point to valid MIDI file data.

  Parameters:
    `file` - the `File` from which the `Sequence` should be constructed
  Returns:
    a `Sequence` object based on the MIDI file data pointed to by the `File`
  Throws:
    `InvalidMidiDataException` - if the `File` does not point to valid MIDI file data recognized by the system
    `IOException` - if an I/O exception occurs

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