surfaceholder

void android.view.SurfaceHolder.setType(int type) public abstract void setType (int type) Since: API Level 1 This method is deprecated. this is ignored, this value is set automatically when needed. Sets the surface's type. http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/SurfaceHolder.html It says it's set automatically but, without it my video doesn't play. What's going on here? Is there something that replaces it? I'm having a time getting video to play correctly on Android. lyricsboy The trick is in knowing when it was deprecated, which is kind of hard to determine from my experience.

I'm building video player with android media player object. i'm able to hear the audio but the video does not appear on surfaceView. here is my code public class PlayerActivity extends Activity implements SurfaceHolder.Callback { String path; private MediaPlayer mp; private SurfaceView mPreview; private SurfaceHolder holder; boolean pausing = false; public static String filepath; @Override public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_player); getWindow().setFormat(PixelFormat.UNKNOWN); mPreview = (SurfaceView