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package javax.sound.sampled.spi;

import javax.sound.sampled.Mixer;

/**

 * A provider or factory for a particular mixer type.

 * This mechanism allows the implementation to determine

 * how resources are managed in creation / management of

 * a mixer.

 *

 * @author Kara Kytle

 * @since 1.3

 */

public abstract class MixerProvider {

    /**

     * Indicates whether the mixer provider supports the mixer represented by

     * the specified mixer info object.

     * @param info an info object that describes the mixer for which support is queried

     */

    public boolean isMixerSupported(Mixer.Info info) {

        Mixer.Info infos[] = getMixerInfo();

        for(int i=0; i<infos.length; i++){

            if( info.equals( infos[i] ) ) {

                return true;

            }

        }

        return false;

    }

    /**

     * Obtains the set of info objects representing the mixer

     * or mixers provided by this MixerProvider.

     */

    public abstract Mixer.Info[] getMixerInfo();

    /**

     * Obtains an instance of the mixer represented by the info object.

     * @param info an info object that describes the desired mixer

     * @return mixer instance

     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the info object specified does not

     */

    public abstract Mixer getMixer(Mixer.Info info);

}