Calling prepare() after stop() on MediaPlayer throws IllegalStateException

Question

According to the state machine diagram, the following code should be fine (after properly initializing the MediaPlayer instance):

        mediaPlayer.prepare();
        mediaPlayer.stop();
        mediaPlayer.prepare();

But it results in an IllegalStateException on the last call to prepare(). Why?

Note: I realize these three lines of code in isolation are useless, but it illustrates the problem I am having.

Answer 1

Probably cause you didnt call start() before?

A MediaPlayer when ready will not start automatically, you must call start() so it can play it content.