readid3.java

Usefull sample codes for Java. Containt all type of programs.

import java.io.*;

public class ReadID3 {
    public static void main(String[] arguments) {
        try {
            File song = new File(arguments[0]);
            FileInputStream file = new FileInputStream(song);
            int size = (int)song.length();
            file.skip(size - 128);
            byte[] last128 = new byte[128];
            file.read(last128);
            String id3 = new String(last128);
            String tag = id3.substring(0, 3);
            if (tag.equals("TAG")) {
                System.out.println("Title: " + id3.substring(3, 32));
                System.out.println("Artist: " + id3.substring(33, 62));
                System.out.println("Album: " + id3.substring(63, 91));
                System.out.println("Year: " + id3.substring(93, 97));
            } else {
                System.out.println(arguments[0] + " does not contain"
                     + " ID3 info.");
            }
            file.close();
        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println("Error -- " + e.toString());
        }
    }
}