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package javax.sound.sampled.spi;

import javax.sound.sampled.Mixer;

/**
 * This abstract class defines an interface to mixer providers.
 * Concrete subclasses will implement the methods in this class.
 * @since 1.3
 */
public abstract class MixerProvider
{
  /**
   * Create a new mixer provider.
   */
  public MixerProvider()
  {
  }

  /**
   * Return a mixer that matches the given info object.
   * @param info description of the mixer to match
   * @return the mixer
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if no mixer matches the description
   */
  public abstract Mixer getMixer(Mixer.Info info);

  /**
   * Return an array of info objects describing all the mixers provided by
   * this provider.
   */
  public abstract Mixer.Info[] getMixerInfo();

  /**
   * Return true if a mixer matching the provided description is supported.
   * @param info description of the mixer to match
   * @return true if it is supported by this provider
   */
  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;
  }
}