# Uses of Class
javax.sound.sampled.AudioInputStream

Packages that use AudioInputStream
Package | Description
--- | ---
javax.sound.sampled | Provides interfaces and classes for capture, processing, and playback of sampled audio data.
javax.sound.sampled.spi | Supplies abstract classes for service providers to subclass when offering new audio devices, sound file readers and writers, or audio format converters.

## Uses of AudioInputStream in javax.sound.sampled

Methods in javax.sound.sampled that return AudioInputStream
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
--- | --- | ---
`static AudioInputStream` | AudioSystem.`getAudioInputStream​(File file)` | Obtains an audio input stream from the provided `File`.
`static AudioInputStream` | AudioSystem.`getAudioInputStream​(InputStream stream)` | Obtains an audio input stream from the provided input stream.
`static AudioInputStream` | AudioSystem.`getAudioInputStream​(URL url)` | Obtains an audio input stream from the `URL` provided.
`static AudioInputStream` | AudioSystem.`getAudioInputStream​(AudioFormat.Encoding targetEncoding, AudioInputStream sourceStream)` | Obtains an audio input stream of the indicated encoding, by converting the provided audio input stream.
`static AudioInputStream` | AudioSystem.`getAudioInputStream​(AudioFormat targetFormat, AudioInputStream sourceStream)` | Obtains an audio input stream of the indicated format, by converting the provided audio input stream.

Methods in javax.sound.sampled with parameters of type AudioInputStream
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
--- | --- | ---
`static AudioFileFormat.Type[]` | AudioSystem.`getAudioFileTypes​(AudioInputStream stream)` | Obtains the file types that the system can write from the audio input stream specified.
`static AudioInputStream` | AudioSystem.`getAudioInputStream​(AudioFormat.Encoding targetEncoding, AudioInputStream sourceStream)` | Obtains an audio input stream of the indicated encoding, by converting the provided audio input stream.
`static AudioInputStream` | AudioSystem.`getAudioInputStream​(AudioFormat targetFormat, AudioInputStream sourceStream)` | Obtains an audio input stream of the indicated format, by converting the provided audio input stream.
`static boolean` | AudioSystem.`isFileTypeSupported​(AudioFileFormat.Type fileType, AudioInputStream stream)` | Indicates whether an audio file of the specified file type can be written from the indicated audio input stream.
`void` | Clip.`open​(AudioInputStream stream)` | Opens the clip with the format and audio data present in the provided audio input stream.
`static int` | AudioSystem.`write​(AudioInputStream stream, AudioFileFormat.Type fileType, File out)` | Writes a stream of bytes representing an audio file of the specified file type to the external file provided.
`static int` | AudioSystem.`write​(AudioInputStream stream, AudioFileFormat.Type fileType, OutputStream out)` | Writes a stream of bytes representing an audio file of the specified file type to the output stream provided.

## Uses of AudioInputStream in javax.sound.sampled.spi

Methods in javax.sound.sampled.spi that return AudioInputStream
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
--- | --- | ---
`abstract AudioInputStream` | AudioFileReader.`getAudioInputStream​(File file)` | Obtains an audio input stream from the `File` provided.
`abstract AudioInputStream` | AudioFileReader.`getAudioInputStream​(InputStream stream)` | Obtains an audio input stream from the input stream provided.
`abstract AudioInputStream` | AudioFileReader.`getAudioInputStream​(URL url)` | Obtains an audio input stream from the `URL` provided.
`abstract AudioInputStream` | FormatConversionProvider.`getAudioInputStream​(AudioFormat.Encoding targetEncoding, AudioInputStream sourceStream)` | Obtains an audio input stream with the specified encoding from the given audio input stream.
`abstract AudioInputStream` | FormatConversionProvider.`getAudioInputStream​(AudioFormat targetFormat, AudioInputStream sourceStream)` | Obtains an audio input stream with the specified format from the given audio input stream.

Methods in javax.sound.sampled.spi with parameters of type AudioInputStream
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
--- | --- | ---
`abstract AudioFileFormat.Type[]` | AudioFileWriter.`getAudioFileTypes​(AudioInputStream stream)` | Obtains the file types that this audio file writer can write from the audio input stream specified.
`abstract AudioInputStream` | FormatConversionProvider.`getAudioInputStream​(AudioFormat.Encoding targetEncoding, AudioInputStream sourceStream)` | Obtains an audio input stream with the specified encoding from the given audio input stream.
`abstract AudioInputStream` | FormatConversionProvider.`getAudioInputStream​(AudioFormat targetFormat, AudioInputStream sourceStream)` | Obtains an audio input stream with the specified format from the given audio input stream.
`boolean` | AudioFileWriter.`isFileTypeSupported​(AudioFileFormat.Type fileType, AudioInputStream stream)` | Indicates whether an audio file of the type specified can be written from the audio input stream indicated.
`abstract int` | AudioFileWriter.`write​(AudioInputStream stream, AudioFileFormat.Type fileType, File out)` | Writes a stream of bytes representing an audio file of the file format indicated to the external file provided.
`abstract int` | AudioFileWriter.`write​(AudioInputStream stream, AudioFileFormat.Type fileType, OutputStream out)` | Writes a stream of bytes representing an audio file of the file type indicated to the output stream provided.