Playing a sound file more than once in a row?

Question

OK, so I got the PlayWavFile code from the Internet, and I've modified it a bit so that it has a play method, but I'm trying to get it to play 5 times in a row. The thing is, I can't seem to get a for loop to work around it. Also, since I've never messed with sound before, I'm wondering: What is a line in reference to sound? I don't understand the comments.
Here is the code I'm trying to execute (Note: I used skype-ringer.wav as an example, but any wav file will do):
SSCCE Class
package sscce;
public class SSCCE
    public static void main(final String args[])
        final PlayWavFile wavFile = new PlayWavFile("skype-ringer.wav");
        for (int p = 0; p < 5; p++)
            wavFile.play();
PlayWavFile Class
package flashcards;
import java.io.File;
import javax.sound.sampled.AudioFormat;
import javax.sound.sampled.AudioInputStream;
import javax.sound.sampled.AudioSystem;
import javax.sound.sampled.DataLine;
import javax.sound.sampled.SourceDataLine;
public class PlayWavFile
    AudioInputStream audioInputStream = null;
    SourceDataLine auline = null;
    AudioFormat format = null;
    DataLine.Info info = null;
    public PlayWavFile(final String soundFileName)
        final File soundFile = new File(soundFileName);
        if(!soundFile.exists())
            System.err.println("Wave file not found: " + soundFile);
            return;
        try
            audioInputStream = AudioSystem.getAudioInputStream(soundFile);
        catch(final Exception e)
            e.printStackTrace();
            return;
        format = audioInputStream.getFormat();
        info = new DataLine.Info(SourceDataLine.class,format);
        // Describe a desired line
    public void play()
        for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
            final int EXTERNAL_BUFFER_SIZE = 524288;
            final byte[] abData = new byte[EXTERNAL_BUFFER_SIZE];
            int nBytesRead = 0;
            try
                auline = (SourceDataLine)AudioSystem.getLine(info);
                auline.open(format); // Opens the line with the specified
                                        // format, causing the line to acquire
                                        // any required system resources and
                                        // become operational.
            catch(final Exception e)
                e.printStackTrace();
                return;
            auline.start(); // Allows a line to engage in data I/O
            try
                while (nBytesRead != -1)
                    nBytesRead = audioInputStream.read(abData,0,abData.length);
                    if(nBytesRead >= 0)
                        auline.write(abData,0,nBytesRead); // Writes audio data
                                                            // to the mixer (an
                                                            // audio device with
                                                            // one or more
                                                            // lines) via this
                                                            // source data line
                Thread.sleep(1000);
            catch(final Exception e)
                e.printStackTrace();
                return;
            finally
                auline.drain(); // Drains queued data from the line by
                                // continuing data I/O until the data line's
                                // internal buffer has been emptied
                auline.close(); // Closes the line, indicating that any system
                                // resources in use by the line can be released
}I've tried putting the for loop around the try block in the PlayWavFile.play method, but nothing works so far. What am I supposed to do if I want the file to play multiple times?

Answer 1

I don't know if this will help. It's old - I haven't looked at it in at least five years - when I used to use hungarian notation
What might help is using "m_SourceDataLine.isRunning()" in your for loop.
private     SourceDataLine      m_SourceDataLine    = null;
private     boolean             m_bOk;
private     AudioInputStream    m_AudioInputStream     = null;
private     int                 m_iBytesRead      = 0;
private     byte []             m_bytesToWrite;
if ( AudioSystem.isLineSupported( Port.Info.SPEAKER ) )
    String     strFile     = "SOUND528.WAV";
    File f = new File ( strFile );
    if ( f != null  &&  f.isFile() == true )
        m_AudioInputStream = AudioSystem    .getAudioInputStream    ( f );
        if ( m_AudioInputStream != null )
            //     more than enough to hold the complete file.
            m_bytesToWrite           = new byte[ 10000 ];
            //     Read the file and remember how many bytes were actually read.
            m_iBytesRead          = m_AudioInputStream     .read     ( m_bytesToWrite, 0, m_bytesToWrite.length );
            //     Now that you have read the file find out its format.
            AudioFormat          AF     = m_AudioInputStream     .getFormat     ();
            //     Clips don't allow pre-loading.  You must load it and play it at the same time.
            //DataLine.Info     info     = new DataLine               .Info           ( Clip.class, AF );
            //m_Clip                    = (Clip) AudioSystem     .getLine     ( info );                                   
            //m_Clip     .open          ( AIS );
            //     SourceDataLine's allow you to pre-read and play later.
            DataLine.Info     info     = new DataLine          .Info                ( SourceDataLine.class, AF );
            m_SourceDataLine          = (SourceDataLine)     AudioSystem          .getLine     ( info );
            //     The most important improvement is using open with the buffer size to use.
            //     Otherwise, if the buffer is too small the write function will block until
            //     the requested amount of data is written.  This then delays the video.
            m_SourceDataLine          .open     ( AF, m_iBytesRead );
            m_SourceDataLine          .start     ();
            //m_SourceDataLine     .write     ( m_bytesToWrite, 0, m_iBytesRead );
            //m_SourceDataLine     .isRunning()
}