An I18N bug from java sound should be fixed.

Question

When you try to list some audio related names (such as mix name, port name, control name) by using java sound api, and if the names are writtened by non-ascii character such as Chinese, you will get the strange characters, that means java sound api does not support internationalization character. Here is the sample:
*     SystemMixerFrame.java
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import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import javax.sound.sampled.AudioSystem;
import javax.sound.sampled.BooleanControl;
import javax.sound.sampled.CompoundControl;
import javax.sound.sampled.Control;
import javax.sound.sampled.EnumControl;
import javax.sound.sampled.FloatControl;
import javax.sound.sampled.Line;
import javax.sound.sampled.LineUnavailableException;
import javax.sound.sampled.Mixer;
import javax.sound.sampled.Port;
IDEAS:
- user setting tab style vs. show complete windows for multiple mixers (horicontal/vertical)
- user setting unix style (L/R volume) vs. windows style (volume/balance)
/**     TODO:
public class TestSystemMixer {
     /**     TODO:
     private static final Port.Info[]     EMPTY_PORT_INFO_ARRAY = new Port.Info[0];
     public static void main(String[] args) {
          new TestSystemMixer();
          System.exit(0);
     /**     TODO:
     public TestSystemMixer()
          List portMixers = getPortMixers();
          if (portMixers.size() == 0) {
               out("There are no mixers that support Port lines.SystemMixer: Error");
               System.exit(1);
          Iterator iterator = portMixers.iterator();
          while (iterator.hasNext())
               Mixer     mixer = (Mixer) iterator.next();
               String     strMixerName = mixer.getMixerInfo().getName();
               out("mixername:" + strMixerName);
               createMixerPanel(mixer);
     /**     Returns the Mixers that support Port lines.
     private List getPortMixers()
          List supportingMixers = new ArrayList();
          Mixer.Info[]     aMixerInfos = AudioSystem.getMixerInfo();
          for (int i = 0; i < aMixerInfos.length; i++)
               Mixer     mixer = AudioSystem.getMixer(aMixerInfos);
               boolean     bSupportsPorts = arePortsSupported(mixer);
               if (bSupportsPorts)
                    supportingMixers.add(mixer);
          return supportingMixers;
     /**     TODO:
     // should be implemented by:
     // Mixer.isLineSupported(new Line.Info(Port.class))
     private boolean arePortsSupported(Mixer mixer)
          Line.Info[]     infos;
          infos = mixer.getSourceLineInfo();
          for (int i = 0; i < infos.length; i++)
               if (infos[i] instanceof Port.Info)
                    return true;
          infos = mixer.getTargetLineInfo();
          for (int i = 0; i < infos.length; i++)
               if (infos[i] instanceof Port.Info)
                    return true;
          return false;
     /**     TODO:
     private void createMixerPanel(Mixer mixer)
          Port.Info[]     infosToCheck = getPortInfo(mixer);
          for (int i = 0; i < infosToCheck.length; i++)
               Port     port = null;
               try
                    port = (Port) mixer.getLine(infosToCheck[i]);
                    port.open();
               catch (LineUnavailableException e)
                    e.printStackTrace();
               if (port != null)
                    createPortPanel(port);
     /**     TODO:
     private Port.Info[] getPortInfo(Mixer mixer)
          Line.Info[]     infos;
          List portInfoList = new ArrayList();
          infos = mixer.getSourceLineInfo();
          for (int i = 0; i < infos.length; i++)
               if (infos[i] instanceof Port.Info)
                    portInfoList.add((Port.Info) infos[i]);
          infos = mixer.getTargetLineInfo();
          for (int i = 0; i < infos.length; i++)
               if (infos[i] instanceof Port.Info)
                    portInfoList.add((Port.Info) infos[i]);
          Port.Info[]     portInfos = (Port.Info[]) portInfoList.toArray(EMPTY_PORT_INFO_ARRAY);
          return portInfos;
     /**     TODO:
     private void createPortPanel(Port port)
          String     strPortName = ((Port.Info) port.getLineInfo()).getName();
          out("Portname:" + strPortName);
          Control[]     aControls = port.getControls();
//          for (int i = 0; i < aControls.length; i++)
          if (aControls.length > 1) {
               // In fact in the windows system, it named SPEAKER port, and it contains play controls.
               out("ignore the port " + strPortName + " that contains more than one control.");
          } else {
               // this is record control.
               out("control:" + aControls[0].toString());
               createControlComponent(aControls[0]);
               if (aControls[0] instanceof FloatControl)
               else
     /**     TODO:
     private void createControlComponent(Control control)
          if (control instanceof BooleanControl)
          String          strControlName = control.getType().toString();
          out("sub control type BooleanControl:" + strControlName);
          else if (control instanceof EnumControl)
          String     strControlName = control.getType().toString();
          out("sub control type EnumControl:" + strControlName);
          System.out.println("WARNING: EnumControl is not yet supported");
          else if (control instanceof FloatControl)
          String     strControlName = control.getType().toString();
          out("sub control type FloatControl:" + strControlName);
          else if (control instanceof CompoundControl)
          String     strControlName = control.getType().toString();
          out("sub control type CompoundControl:" + strControlName);
          Control[]     aControls = ((CompoundControl)control).getMemberControls();
          for (int i = 0; i < aControls.length; i++)
               Control con = aControls[i];
               if (con instanceof BooleanControl) {
                    out("sub sub control type BooleanControl:" + con.getType().toString());
                    if (strControlName.equalsIgnoreCase("Stereo Mix")) {
                         ((BooleanControl) con).setValue(true);
               else if (con instanceof EnumControl) {
                    out("sub sub control type EnumControl:" + con.getType().toString());
               else if (con instanceof FloatControl)
                    if (isBalanceOrPan((FloatControl) con))
                    out("sub sub control type FloatControl balance:" + con.getType().toString());
                    else
                    out("sub sub control type FloatControl pan:" + con.getType().toString());
               else
     /** Returns whether the type of a FloatControl is BALANCE or PAN.
     private static boolean isBalanceOrPan(FloatControl control)
          Control.Type type = control.getType();
          return type.equals(FloatControl.Type.PAN) || type.equals(FloatControl.Type.BALANCE);
     private static void out(String message)
          System.out.println(message);
/*** SystemMixerFrame.java ***/
Compile and run the code below on non-ascii Windows OS, you will catch the problem.
The solution I provide:
Download the jdk 1.4.2 source, search the files named PortMixer.c && PortMixerProvider.c and replace the method "NewStringUTF" with the method below:
jstring WindowsTojstring2( JNIEnv* env, char* str )
jstring rtn = 0;
int slen = strlen(str);
unsigned short* buffer = 0;
if( slen == 0 )
rtn = (*env)->NewStringUTF(env,str );
else
int length = MultiByteToWideChar( CP_ACP, 0, (LPCSTR)str, slen, NULL, 0 );
buffer = malloc( length*2 + 1 );
if( MultiByteToWideChar( CP_ACP, 0, (LPCSTR)str, slen, (LPWSTR)buffer, length ) >0 )
rtn = (*env)->NewString( env, (jchar*)buffer, length );
if( buffer )
free( buffer );
return rtn;
Rebuild jdk source code as per sun build document. Got the result files and pick up jsound.dll, replace the original jsound.dll in your JRE with the fixed file.
Then the problem solved. I also hope sun will fix the problem in the future version of JDK.
Or any one can help me to submit this article to the sun JDK team.
Jiawei Zhang
From Chinese, The city of Shanghai.
MSN: [email protected]

Answer 1

If you only wanted to get a beep you could have used Toolkit.beep
Very simple and fast.
Rommie.