How to play .mp3 file repeatedly in android? - android-mediaplayer

Question

I wanted to play .mp3 repeatedly say for 5-10 times as once the item is selected, a song should play for 5 times repeatedly.
Using SoundPool is not benefit as the song plays only for 5 seconds. I wanted the song to play completely and repeat again.
when Setlooping for media player play the song indefinitely.
Is there any possibilities to play song no of times and no of times would be defined programmatically before application starts. Pleas any one help.
public class BackgroundAudioService extends Service implements MediaPlayer.OnPreparedListener, MediaPlayer.OnCompletionListener {
MediaPlayer mp;
SoundPool loopChant;
int itempositionno;
int soundID, i;
Uri path;
Intent playbackServiceIntent;
BackgroundAudioService instanceService;
public BackgroundAudioService() {
Log.d(this.getClass().getName(), "Background method called");
}
#Override
public void onCreate() {
Log.d(this.getClass().getName(), "onCreate method called");
instanceService = this;
super.onCreate();
}
#Override
public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
Log.d(this.getClass().getName(), "onBind method called");
int itempositionno = intent.getIntExtra("Itempositionno", 0);
this.itempositionno = itempositionno;
if (mp == null ){
mp = new MediaPlayer();}
setSongAtPosition(itempositionno);
return new LocalBinder();
}
public void setSongAtPosition(int position){
Log.d(this.getClass().getName(), "setSongAtPosition method called");
itempositionno = position;
Uri path = null;
switch (itempositionno){
case 0:{
path = Uri.parse("android.resource://" + getPackageName() + "/" + R.raw.shiva);
break;
}
case 1:{
path = Uri.parse("android.resource://" + getPackageName() + "/" + R.raw.perumal);
break;
}
case 2:{
path = Uri.parse("android.resource://" + getPackageName() + "/" + R.raw.ganesh);
break;
}
case 3:{
path = Uri.parse("android.resource://" + getPackageName() + "/" + R.raw.muruga);
break;
}
case 4:{
path = Uri.parse("android.resource://" + getPackageName() + "/" + R.raw.iyyappa);
break;
}
case 5:{
path = Uri.parse("android.resource://" + getPackageName() + "/" + R.raw.hanuman);
break;
}
case 6:{
path = Uri.parse("android.resource://" + getPackageName() + "/" + R.raw.gayathri);
break;
}
case 7:{
path = Uri.parse("android.resource://" + getPackageName() + "/" + R.raw.aigiri);
break;
}
case 8:{
path = Uri.parse("android.resource://" + getPackageName() + "/" + R.raw.saibaba);
break;
}
case 9:{
path = Uri.parse("android.resource://" + getPackageName() + "/" + R.raw.om);
break;
}
}
if(mp.isPlaying()) {
mp.release();
}
mp = MediaPlayer.create(BackgroundAudioService.this, path);
mp.setOnPreparedListener(BackgroundAudioService.this);
if (itempositionno == 1){
setLoopChant();
}
}
#Override
public void onPrepared(MediaPlayer mp) {
Log.d(this.getClass().getName(), "onPrepared method called");
mp.start();
}
#Override
public void onCompletion(MediaPlayer mp) {
Log.d(this.getClass().getName(), "onCompletion method called");
}
class LocalBinder extends Binder{
public BackgroundAudioService getService(){
Log.d(this.getClass().getName(), "LocalBinder method called");
return instanceService;
}
}
public void setLoopChant(){
Log.d(this.getClass().getName(), "setLoopChant method called");
mp.setLooping(true);
}
#Override
public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
Log.d(this.getClass().getName(), "onStartCommand method called");
return super.onStartCommand(intent, flags, startId);
}
#Override
public void onDestroy() {
Log.d(this.getClass().getName(), "onDestroy method called");
mp.release();
super.onDestroy();
}
}

Answer 1

Your code doesn't even play a media once. You forgot to call
mp.prepareAsync();
right after you set the DataSource.
Why do you create the MediaPlayer twice? I recommend moving the setOnPreparedListener to the line after new MediaPlayer().
if (mp == null ){
mp = new MediaPlayer();
mp.setOnPreparedListener(BackgroundAudioService.this);
}
and then call prepareAsync after setDataSource. Replace the line:
mp = MediaPlayer.create(BackgroundAudioService.this, path);
with
mp.setDataSource(path);
mp.prepareAsync();