Uses of Class javax.sound.midi.MidiDevice.Info (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-04-17

## Uses of Class
javax.sound.midi.MidiDevice.Info

- Packages that use MidiDevice.Info
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  javax.sound.midi | Provides interfaces and classes for I/O, sequencing, and synthesis of MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) data.
  javax.sound.midi.spi | Supplies interfaces for service providers to implement when offering new MIDI devices, MIDI file readers and writers, or sound bank readers.

- - ### Uses of MidiDevice.Info in javax.sound.midi

    Methods in javax.sound.midi that return MidiDevice.Info
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `MidiDevice.Info` | MidiDevice.`getDeviceInfo()` Obtains information about the device, including its Java class and `Strings` containing its name, vendor, and description.
    `static MidiDevice.Info[]` | MidiSystem.`getMidiDeviceInfo()` Obtains an array of information objects representing the set of all MIDI devices available on the system.

    Methods in javax.sound.midi with parameters of type MidiDevice.Info
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static MidiDevice` | MidiSystem.`getMidiDevice(MidiDevice.Info info)` Obtains the requested MIDI device.

  - ### Uses of MidiDevice.Info in javax.sound.midi.spi

    Methods in javax.sound.midi.spi that return MidiDevice.Info
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `abstract MidiDevice.Info[]` | MidiDeviceProvider.`getDeviceInfo()` Obtains the set of info objects representing the device or devices provided by this `MidiDeviceProvider`.

    Methods in javax.sound.midi.spi with parameters of type MidiDevice.Info
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `abstract MidiDevice` | MidiDeviceProvider.`getDevice(MidiDevice.Info info)` Obtains an instance of the device represented by the info object.
    `boolean` | MidiDeviceProvider.`isDeviceSupported(MidiDevice.Info info)` Indicates whether the device provider supports the device represented by the specified device info object.

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