# MediaController.MediaPlayerControl

Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  
Summary: [Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/MediaController.MediaPlayerControl#pubmethods)  

# MediaController.MediaPlayerControl

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| android.widget.MediaController.MediaPlayerControl |

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| Known indirect subclasses [VideoView](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/VideoView) |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------| | [VideoView](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/VideoView) | Displays a video file. | |

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## Summary

|                                                                                                       ### Public methods                                                                                                        ||
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| ` abstract boolean` | ` `[canPause](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/MediaController.MediaPlayerControl#canPause())`() `                                                                                   |
| ` abstract boolean` | ` `[canSeekBackward](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/MediaController.MediaPlayerControl#canSeekBackward())`() `                                                                     |
| ` abstract boolean` | ` `[canSeekForward](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/MediaController.MediaPlayerControl#canSeekForward())`() `                                                                       |
| ` abstract int`     | ` `[getAudioSessionId](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/MediaController.MediaPlayerControl#getAudioSessionId())`() ` Get the audio session id for the player used by this VideoView. |
| ` abstract int`     | ` `[getBufferPercentage](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/MediaController.MediaPlayerControl#getBufferPercentage())`() `                                                             |
| ` abstract int`     | ` `[getCurrentPosition](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/MediaController.MediaPlayerControl#getCurrentPosition())`() `                                                               |
| ` abstract int`     | ` `[getDuration](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/MediaController.MediaPlayerControl#getDuration())`() `                                                                             |
| ` abstract boolean` | ` `[isPlaying](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/MediaController.MediaPlayerControl#isPlaying())`() `                                                                                 |
| ` abstract void`    | ` `[pause](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/MediaController.MediaPlayerControl#pause())`() `                                                                                         |
| ` abstract void`    | ` `[seekTo](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/MediaController.MediaPlayerControl#seekTo(int))`(int pos) `                                                                             |
| ` abstract void`    | ` `[start](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/MediaController.MediaPlayerControl#start())`() `                                                                                         |

## Public methods

### canPause

Added in [API level 5](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

```
public abstract boolean canPause ()
```

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| `boolean` | <br /> |

### canSeekBackward

Added in [API level 5](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

```
public abstract boolean canSeekBackward ()
```

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| `boolean` | <br /> |

### canSeekForward

Added in [API level 5](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

```
public abstract boolean canSeekForward ()
```

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|      Returns      ||
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| `boolean` | <br /> |

### getAudioSessionId

Added in [API level 18](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

```
public abstract int getAudioSessionId ()
```

Get the audio session id for the player used by this VideoView. This can be used to
apply audio effects to the audio track of a video.

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|                           Returns                            ||
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| `int` | The audio session, or 0 if there was an error. <br /> |

### getBufferPercentage

Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

```
public abstract int getBufferPercentage ()
```

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|    Returns    ||
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| `int` | <br /> |

### getCurrentPosition

Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

```
public abstract int getCurrentPosition ()
```

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| `int` | <br /> |

### getDuration

Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

```
public abstract int getDuration ()
```

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| `int` | <br /> |

### isPlaying

Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

```
public abstract boolean isPlaying ()
```

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|      Returns      ||
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| `boolean` | <br /> |

### pause

Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

```
public abstract void pause ()
```

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### seekTo

Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

```
public abstract void seekTo (int pos)
```

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|     Parameters      ||
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| `pos` | `int` <br /> |

### start

Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)  

```
public abstract void start ()
```

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