javax.sound.midi
Interface Receiver

public interface Receiver

A Receiver receives MidiEvent objects and typically does something useful in response, such as interpreting them to generate sound or raw MIDI output. Common MIDI receivers include synthesizers and MIDI Out ports.

See Also:

MidiDevice, Synthesizer, Transmitter

Method Summary

void	close() Indicates that the application has finished using the receiver, and that limited resources it requires may be released or made available.
void	send(MidiMessage message, long timeStamp) Sends a MIDI message and time-stamp to this receiver.

Method Detail

send

public void send(MidiMessage message,
                 long timeStamp)

Sends a MIDI message and time-stamp to this receiver. If time-stamping is not supported by this receiver, the time-stamp value should be -1.

Parameters:

message - the MIDI message to send

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if the receiver is closed

close

public void close()

Indicates that the application has finished using the receiver, and that limited resources it requires may be released or made available. Invoking methods on a receiver which has been closed may cause an IllegalArgumentException or other exception to be thrown.