import javax.sound.sampled.AudioInputStream;
import javax.sound.sampled.AudioSystem;
import javax.sound.sampled.Clip;

public class SoundPlayLoopStopWithWAV
{
	public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception
	{
		new SoundPlayLoopStopWithWAV();
	}

	public SoundPlayLoopStopWithWAV() throws Exception
	{
		// The 'AudioSystem' class requires exception trapping (by using
		//  either a 'throws Exception' or 'try-catch' statement)
		Clip audioClip = AudioSystem.getClip();

		// The .WAV file bit depth cannot be greater than 16, but there
		//  appears to be no limit on the size of the files; with Eclipse,
		//  to access sound files using the approach below, the files must
		//  be located in the 'bin' folder for the program being run; the
		//  benefit of this approach is that no code changes are needed
		//  when putting .CLASS and audio files into a single .JAR file
		AudioInputStream inputStream = AudioSystem.getAudioInputStream(getClass().getResource("data_files/lastdate.wav"));

		// Load the audio from from disk
		audioClip.open(inputStream);

		// Start the audio file playing
		audioClip.start();

		// The line below exists solely to keep this demo program running;
		//  otherwise, this program will end and the sound will stop playing
		while (audioClip.isOpen());

		// Have the audio file loop (repeat) continuously; replace the value
		//  in parentheses with a positive integer to have the sound loop a
		//  specific number of times
//		audioClip.loop(Clip.LOOP_CONTINUOUSLY);

		// Stop the audio file from playing
//		audioClip.close();
	}
}