IMediaCoder (avpkit-core)

All Superinterfaces:

IMediaGenerator

All Known Subinterfaces:

IMediaReader, IMediaWriter
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public interface IMediaCoder
extends IMediaGenerator
```
An IMediaGenerator that manages reading or writing to an IContainer.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`close()`	Close this `IMediaCoder`.
`IContainer`	`getContainer()`	Get the underlying media `IContainer` that the `IMediaCoder` is reading from or writing to.
`java.lang.String`	`getUrl()`	The URL from which the `IContainer` is being read or written to.
`boolean`	`isOpen()`	Test if this `IMediaCoder` is open.
`void`	`open()`	Open this `IMediaCoder`.

Methods inherited from interface com.avpkit.mediatool.IMediaGenerator
addListener, getListeners, removeListener

- Method Detail
  - getContainer
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IContainer getContainer()
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    Get the underlying media IContainer that the IMediaCoder is reading from or writing to. The returned IContainer can be further interrogated for media stream details.
    
    Returns:
    
    the media container.
  - getUrl
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java.lang.String getUrl()
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    The URL from which the IContainer is being read or written to.
    
    Returns:
    
    the source or destination URL.
  - open
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void open()
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    Open this IMediaCoder. This will open the internal IContainer. Typically the tool will open itself at the right time, but there may exist rare cases where the calling context may need to open the tool.
  - isOpen
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boolean isOpen()
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    Test if this IMediaCoder is open.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the media tool is open.
  - close
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void close()
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    Close this IMediaCoder. This will close all IStreamCoders explicitly opened by tool, then close the internal IContainer, again only if it was explicitly opened by tool.
    Typically the tool will close itself at the right time, but there are instances where the calling context may need to close the tool.