Trying to play audio, gives me null

Question

 public static synchronized void playSound(final String url) {
    new Thread(new Runnable() {
        // The wrapper thread is unnecessary, unless it blocks on the
        // Clip finishing; see comments.
        public void run() {
            try {
                Clip clip = AudioSystem.getClip();
                AudioInputStream inputStream = AudioSystem.getAudioInputStream(
                        Main.class.getResourceAsStream("Draco-s-Pong-master\\demo\\Sounds" + url));
                clip.open(inputStream);
                clip.start();
            } catch (Exception e) {
                System.err.println(e.getMessage());
            }
        }
    }).start();
    playSound("Draco Background.wav");
}

I have looked dozens of codes from other threads and they all give me null and keep spamming it, until i close the program.I have that .wav file in the Sounds folder, i even placed it everywhere in the project and it still gives me null every time.I want it for simple background.

Answer 1

Move your audio files (in your case the sound folder) to your class folder and then simply call it with the updated path. As

Main.class.getResourceAsStream("*PUT YOUR CLASS PATHNAME*\\Sounds" + url))

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EDIT:

Use only the absolute path to the audio file. Leave off the whole Main.class.getResourceAsStream and use

try {
    String fileName = "..add the rest of the absolute path..\\Draco-s-Pong-master\\demo\\Sounds\\Draco Background.wav";
    File file = new File(fileName);
    if (file.exists()) {
        AudioInputStream inputStream = AudioSystem.getAudioInputStream(file);
        Clip clip = AudioSystem.getClip();
        clip.open(inputStream);
        clip.setFramePosition(0); // to start from the beginning
        clip.start();
    } else {
           throw new RuntimeException("Sound: file not found: " + fileName);
    }
} catch(Exception e){
                stopPlay();
                System.err.println(e.printStackTrace());
}

So now you will know if the problem is with the file giving the runtime exception. Otherwise it is somewhere else.