# 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.