Android Studio - Media Player: How do i prevent sound from overlapping? - android-studio

Question

package com.example.sound;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.media.MediaPlayer;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
Button b1;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
b1 = findViewById(R.id.b1);
b1.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener()
{
#Override
public void onClick(View v)
{
sound();
}
});
}
public void sound()
{
MediaPlayer mp = MediaPlayer.create(this,R.raw.mesa);
mp.start();
}
}
Right now, when i press the button WHILE the audio is playing, the second audio comes on and overlaps the first audio.
If i spam the button, there will be a lot of audio overlapping each other.
I only want one audio to be played at a single time. The first audio should stop if i press the button again.
How can i do this? I have seen some other relevant post but to no avail.

Answer 1

public void sound()
{
MediaPlayer mp = MediaPlayer.create(this,R.raw.mesa);
mp.start();
}
seems like you are creating a new instance of MediaPlayer each time the user clicks the button - thats why you hear multiple sounds. You should create a global instance of MediaPlayer, then in onClick method you should stop already played audio and start a new one.