# Uses of Class
javax.sound.midi.MidiMessage

Packages that use MidiMessage
Package | Description
--- | ---
javax.sound.midi | Provides interfaces and classes for I/O, sequencing, and synthesis of MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) data.

## Uses of MidiMessage in javax.sound.midi

Subclasses of MidiMessage in javax.sound.midi
Modifier and Type | Class | Description
--- | --- | ---
`class` | `MetaMessage` | A `MetaMessage` is a `MidiMessage` that is not meaningful to synthesizers, but that can be stored in a MIDI file and interpreted by a sequencer program.
`class` | `ShortMessage` | A `ShortMessage` contains a MIDI message that has at most two data bytes following its status byte.
`class` | `SysexMessage` | A `SysexMessage` object represents a MIDI system exclusive message.

Methods in javax.sound.midi that return MidiMessage
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
--- | --- | ---
`MidiMessage` | MidiEvent.`getMessage()` | Obtains the MIDI message contained in the event.

Methods in javax.sound.midi with parameters of type MidiMessage
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
--- | --- | ---
`void` | Receiver.`send​(MidiMessage message, long timeStamp)` | Sends a MIDI message and time-stamp to this receiver.

Constructors in javax.sound.midi with parameters of type MidiMessage
Constructor | Description
--- | ---
`MidiEvent​(MidiMessage message, long tick)` | Constructs a new `MidiEvent`.