+ /**
+ * Helper method to get an error message suitable to show to users for errors occurred in media playback,
+ *
+ * @param context A context to access string resources.
+ * @param what See {@link MediaPlayer.OnErrorListener#onError(MediaPlayer, int, int)
+ * @param extra See {@link MediaPlayer.OnErrorListener#onError(MediaPlayer, int, int)
+ * @return Message suitable to users.
+ */
+ public static String getMessageForMediaError(Context context, int what, int extra) {
+ int messageId;
+
+ if (what == OC_MEDIA_ERROR) {
+ messageId = extra;
+
+ } else if (extra == MediaPlayer.MEDIA_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED) {
+ /* Added in API level 17
+ Bitstream is conforming to the related coding standard or file spec, but the media framework does not support the feature.
+ Constant Value: -1010 (0xfffffc0e)
+ */
+ messageId = R.string.media_err_unsupported;
+
+ } else if (extra == MediaPlayer.MEDIA_ERROR_IO) {
+ /* Added in API level 17
+ File or network related operation errors.
+ Constant Value: -1004 (0xfffffc14)
+ */
+ messageId = R.string.media_err_io;
+
+ } else if (extra == MediaPlayer.MEDIA_ERROR_MALFORMED) {
+ /* Added in API level 17
+ Bitstream is not conforming to the related coding standard or file spec.
+ Constant Value: -1007 (0xfffffc11)
+ */
+ messageId = R.string.media_err_malformed;
+
+ } else if (extra == MediaPlayer.MEDIA_ERROR_TIMED_OUT) {
+ /* Added in API level 17
+ Some operation takes too long to complete, usually more than 3-5 seconds.
+ Constant Value: -110 (0xffffff92)
+ */
+ messageId = R.string.media_err_timeout;
+
+ } else if (what == MediaPlayer.MEDIA_ERROR_NOT_VALID_FOR_PROGRESSIVE_PLAYBACK) {
+ /* Added in API level 3
+ The video is streamed and its container is not valid for progressive playback i.e the video's index (e.g moov atom) is not at the start of the file.
+ Constant Value: 200 (0x000000c8)
+ */
+ messageId = R.string.media_err_invalid_progressive_playback;
+
+ } else {
+ /* MediaPlayer.MEDIA_ERROR_UNKNOWN
+ Added in API level 1
+ Unspecified media player error.
+ Constant Value: 1 (0x00000001)
+ */
+ /* MediaPlayer.MEDIA_ERROR_SERVER_DIED)
+ Added in API level 1
+ Media server died. In this case, the application must release the MediaPlayer object and instantiate a new one.
+ Constant Value: 100 (0x00000064)
+ */
+ messageId = R.string.media_err_unknown;
+ }
+ return context.getString(messageId);
+ }