Uses of Class javax.sound.sampled.AudioInputStream (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-04-17

## 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 and Description
    --- | ---
    `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 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.

    Methods in javax.sound.sampled with parameters of type AudioInputStream
    Modifier and Type | Method and 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 and Description
    --- | ---
    `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.
    `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.

    Methods in javax.sound.sampled.spi with parameters of type AudioInputStream
    Modifier and Type | Method and 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.

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