What is MMAPI?

MMAPI stands for Mobile Media Application Programming Interface. The Java Community Process (JCP) developed MMAPI as JSR 135. It is an optional package of the J2ME platform. It provides a standard API to support rendering and capturing of time-based media, such as audio tracks and video clips.

Some of its classes and interfaces are as follows:

• Manager: It controls overall media. It creates players.
• DataSource: It represents the protocol handler. The protocol handler reads the media data and feeds it to the Player.
• ContentDescriptor: It defines the media type containers.
• Player: It is used to manage playback and player’s life cycle.
• Control: It manages playback operations.

Here, Manager, DataSource, and ContentDescriptor are classes. Player and Control are interfaces.

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