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package javax.sound.midi;

MIDI events contain a MIDI message and a corresponding time-stamp expressed in ticks, and can represent the MIDI event information stored in a MIDI file or a Sequence object. The duration of a tick is specified by the timing information contained in the MIDI file or Sequence object.

In Java Sound, MidiEvent objects are typically contained in a Track, and Tracks are likewise contained in a Sequence.

Author:David Rivas, Kara Kytle
/** * MIDI events contain a MIDI message and a corresponding time-stamp * expressed in ticks, and can represent the MIDI event information * stored in a MIDI file or a <code>{@link Sequence}</code> object. The * duration of a tick is specified by the timing information contained * in the MIDI file or <code>Sequence</code> object. * <p> * In Java Sound, <code>MidiEvent</code> objects are typically contained in a * <code>{@link Track}</code>, and <code>Tracks</code> are likewise * contained in a <code>Sequence</code>. * * * @author David Rivas * @author Kara Kytle */
public class MidiEvent { // Instance variables
The MIDI message for this event.
/** * The MIDI message for this event. */
private final MidiMessage message;
The tick value for this event.
/** * The tick value for this event. */
private long tick;
Constructs a new MidiEvent.
Params:
  • message – the MIDI message contained in the event
  • tick – the time-stamp for the event, in MIDI ticks
/** * Constructs a new <code>MidiEvent</code>. * @param message the MIDI message contained in the event * @param tick the time-stamp for the event, in MIDI ticks */
public MidiEvent(MidiMessage message, long tick) { this.message = message; this.tick = tick; }
Obtains the MIDI message contained in the event.
Returns:the MIDI message
/** * Obtains the MIDI message contained in the event. * @return the MIDI message */
public MidiMessage getMessage() { return message; }
Sets the time-stamp for the event, in MIDI ticks
Params:
  • tick – the new time-stamp, in MIDI ticks
/** * Sets the time-stamp for the event, in MIDI ticks * @param tick the new time-stamp, in MIDI ticks */
public void setTick(long tick) { this.tick = tick; }
Obtains the time-stamp for the event, in MIDI ticks
Returns:the time-stamp for the event, in MIDI ticks
/** * Obtains the time-stamp for the event, in MIDI ticks * @return the time-stamp for the event, in MIDI ticks */
public long getTick() { return tick; } }