Sound cannot be play

Troubleshooting sound
1

I am trying to play the sound in my Main.java,but when I start the game it show out a warning:

[java]
Jan 22, 2020 6:03:04 PM com.jme3.system.JmeDesktopSystem initialize
INFO: Running on jMonkeyEngine 3.2-stable

  • Branch: HEAD
  • Git Hash: 8291d61
  • Build Date: 2019-07-27
    Jan 22, 2020 6:03:04 PM com.jme3.system.lwjgl.LwjglContext printContextInitInfo
    INFO: LWJGL 2.9.3 context running on thread jME3 Main
  • Graphics Adapter: null
  • Driver Version: null
  • Scaling Factor: 1
    Jan 22, 2020 6:03:04 PM com.jme3.renderer.opengl.GLRenderer loadCapabilitiesCommon
    INFO: OpenGL Renderer Information
  • Vendor: Intel Open Source Technology Center
  • Renderer: Mesa DRI IntelÂŽ Sandybridge Desktop
  • OpenGL Version: 3.0 Mesa 19.0.8
  • GLSL Version: 1.30
  • Profile: Compatibility
    Jan 22, 2020 6:03:05 PM com.jme3.asset.AssetConfig loadText
    WARNING: Cannot find loader com.jme3.scene.plugins.blender.BlenderModelLoader
    Jan 22, 2020 6:03:05 PM com.jme3.audio.openal.ALAudioRenderer initOpenAL
    INFO: Audio Renderer Information
  • Device: OpenAL Soft
  • Vendor: OpenAL Community
  • Renderer: OpenAL Soft
  • Version: 1.1 ALSOFT 1.15.1
  • Supported channels: 64
  • ALC extensions: ALC_ENUMERATE_ALL_EXT ALC_ENUMERATION_EXT ALC_EXT_CAPTURE ALC_EXT_DEDICATED ALC_EXT_disconnect ALC_EXT_EFX ALC_EXT_thread_local_context ALC_SOFT_loopback
  • AL extensions: AL_EXT_ALAW AL_EXT_DOUBLE AL_EXT_EXPONENT_DISTANCE AL_EXT_FLOAT32 AL_EXT_IMA4 AL_EXT_LINEAR_DISTANCE AL_EXT_MCFORMATS AL_EXT_MULAW AL_EXT_MULAW_MCFORMATS AL_EXT_OFFSET AL_EXT_source_distance_model AL_LOKI_quadriphonic AL_SOFT_buffer_samples AL_SOFT_buffer_sub_data AL_SOFTX_deferred_updates AL_SOFT_direct_channels AL_SOFT_loop_points AL_SOFT_source_latency
    Jan 22, 2020 6:03:05 PM com.jme3.audio.openal.ALAudioRenderer initOpenAL
    WARNING: Pausing audio device not supported.
    Jan 22, 2020 6:03:05 PM com.jme3.audio.openal.ALAudioRenderer initOpenAL
    INFO: Audio effect extension version: 1.0
    Jan 22, 2020 6:03:05 PM com.jme3.audio.openal.ALAudioRenderer initOpenAL
    INFO: Audio max auxiliary sends: 4
    Jan 22, 2020 6:03:05 PM com.jme3.app.LegacyApplication handleError
    SEVERE: Uncaught exception thrown in Thread[jME3 Main,5,main]
    java.lang.NullPointerException
    at mygame.Main.simpleInitApp(Main.java:78)
    at com.jme3.app.SimpleApplication.initialize(SimpleApplication.java:220)
    at com.jme3.system.lwjgl.LwjglAbstractDisplay.initInThread(LwjglAbstractDisplay.java:130)
    at com.jme3.system.lwjgl.LwjglAbstractDisplay.run(LwjglAbstractDisplay.java:211)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
    [/java]

Because the music is write in another class,so I create a private Sound sound; to call the method that I had write in the Sound.java. Here is my code to call it:

sound.startMusic();

Does anything wrong here ?

2

We would need to see the code that created the audionode and plays it. The line that throws the nullpointer is null. Nullpointers are amongst the easiest problems to solve.

3

As Jay says, this is where your bug is:

4

Here is the code that I create it:

import com.jme3.asset.AssetManager;
import com.jme3.audio.AudioNode;
import java.util.Random;

/**
 *
 * @author simon
 */
public class Sound {
    private AudioNode music;
    private AudioNode[] shots;
    private AudioNode[] explosions;
    private AudioNode[] spawns;

    private AssetManager assetManager;

public Sound(AssetManager assetManager) {
    this.assetManager = assetManager;
    shots = new AudioNode[4];
    explosions = new AudioNode[8];
    spawns = new AudioNode[8];

    loadSounds();
}

private void loadSounds() {
    music = new AudioNode(assetManager,"Sounds/Music.ogg");
    music.setPositional(false);
    music.setReverbEnabled(false);
    music.setLooping(true);

    for (int i=0; i<shots.length; i++) {
        shots[i] = new AudioNode(assetManager,"Sounds/shoot-0"+(i+1)+".wav");
        shots[i].setPositional(false);
        shots[i].setReverbEnabled(false);
        shots[i].setLooping(false);
    }

    for (int i=0; i<explosions.length; i++) {
        explosions[i]  = new AudioNode(assetManager,"Sounds/explosion-0"+(i+1)+".wav");
        explosions[i].setPositional(false);
        explosions[i].setReverbEnabled(false);
        explosions[i].setLooping(false);
    }

    for (int i=0; i<spawns.length; i++) {
        spawns[i]  = new AudioNode(assetManager,"Sounds/spawn-0"+(i+1)+".wav");
        spawns[i].setPositional(false);
        spawns[i].setReverbEnabled(false);
        spawns[i].setLooping(false);
    }
}

public void startMusic() {
    music.play();
}

public void shoot() {
    shots[new Random().nextInt(shots.length)].playInstance();
}

public void explosion() {
    explosions[new Random().nextInt(explosions.length)].playInstance();
}

public void spawn() {
    spawns[new Random().nextInt(spawns.length)].playInstance();
}
}
5

The code is:

sound.startMusic();

Did I using wrong method or what ?

6

sound is null

…you haven’t even shown us that code. The bug is in the code you didn’t post. The one that should have set “sound” to something and didn’t.

7

Did I using wrong method or what ?

yes, you use method on null value.

null.startMusic(); will not work for sure.

its most probably in mygame.Main.simpleInitApp(Main.java:78) line, so this is your code issue.

we cant know what you have in this line, its like “guess what i think”
so you want us to guess what is in mygame.Main.simpleInitApp

8 
private Sound sound;
...
sound.startMusic();

@pspeed @oxplay2
Did you say the ‘code’ is this ?
I just type it in my Main.java, and the line 78 is the sound.startMusic;

And you guys say the Sound is null maybe because I don’t add new to it ?

9

Yes, sound is null because you’ve never set it to anything.

Learning to program in Java is like learning to ride a bike.
Learning to program 3D games is like learning to shave with a straight-razor.

Trying to do both at once is extremely painful.

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private Sound sound = new Sound;
private Sound sound = Sound.class;

I try to set it like above, but both of it goes wrong.
Had any another way to set Sound up ?

12

Without understanding how to code in Java, trying random things isn’t going to be very productive.

I recommend that you run through some basic Java tutorials until you have a better grasp of the language and how to program. The rest of your journey will go much more easily.

13

All right , I will do it. And thanks for all of your guy’s reply. :smiley:

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14

Do not be discourage. The error is very obvious and giving you the answer would not be of help, you would just lurch onto the next problem.

Try this,

https://www.w3schools.com/java/default.asp

and this one, although old it’s written by a very good author, Doug Lowe,

https://www.amazon.com/Java-All-One-Dummies-Computers/dp/1119247799/ref=dp_ob_title_bk

New or used.

Anyway, they are easy reads and will get you going.

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