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## javax.sound.midi.spi
Class SoundbankReader

    java.lang.Object
      |
      +--javax.sound.midi.spi.SoundbankReader

public abstract class SoundbankReader
extends Object

A `SoundbankReader` supplies soundbank file-reading services. Concrete subclasses of `SoundbankReader` parse a given soundbank file, producing a `Soundbank` object that can be loaded into a `Synthesizer`.

Since:
  1.3

Constructor Summary
`SoundbankReader()`

Method Summary
`abstract Soundbank` | `getSoundbank(File file)` Obtains a soundbank object from the `File` provided.
`abstract Soundbank` | `getSoundbank(InputStream stream)` Obtains a soundbank object from the `InputStream` provided.
`abstract Soundbank` | `getSoundbank(URL url)` Obtains a soundbank object from the URL provided.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### SoundbankReader

    public SoundbankReader()

Method Detail

### getSoundbank

    public abstract Soundbank getSoundbank(URL url)
                                    throws InvalidMidiDataException,
                                           IOException

  Obtains a soundbank object from the URL provided.

  Parameters:
    `url` - URL representing the soundbank.
  Returns:
    soundbank object
  Throws:
    `InvalidMidiDataException` - if the URL does not point to valid MIDI soundbank data recognized by this soundbank reader
    `IOException` - if an I/O error occurs

### getSoundbank

    public abstract Soundbank getSoundbank(InputStream stream)
                                    throws InvalidMidiDataException,
                                           IOException

  Obtains a soundbank object from the `InputStream` provided.

  Parameters:
    `stream` - `InputStream` representing the soundbank
  Returns:
    soundbank object
  Throws:
    `InvalidMidiDataException` - if the stream does not point to valid MIDI soundbank data recognized by this soundbank reader
    `IOException` - if an I/O error occurs

### getSoundbank

    public abstract Soundbank getSoundbank(File file)
                                    throws InvalidMidiDataException,
                                           IOException

  Obtains a soundbank object from the `File` provided.

  Parameters:
    `file` - the `File` representing the soundbank
  Returns:
    soundbank object
  Throws:
    `InvalidMidiDataException` - if the file does not point to valid MIDI soundbank data recognized by this soundbank reader
    `IOException` - if an I/O error occurs

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