[JAVA][Beginning Java 8 Games Development]

Chapter 15 ■ Implementing Game Audio Assets: Using the JavaFX AudioClip Class Audio Sequencing Engine
Now we’re ready to get back into Java 8 coding. First, we will add code in our InvinciBagel.java class in order to
implement six AudioClip objects, which will reference our audio assets, and later, in the Bagel.java class, where we will
utilize the assets in a new .playAudioClip() method that we will add to our Bagel class’s primary .update() method.
Adding Audio to InvinciBagel.java: Using AudioClip
The first thing that we need to do to implement the AudioClip sound engine is to declare six private AudioClip objects,
using a compound declaration statement at the top of the InvinciBagel.java class. I will name these iSound (stands for
InvinciBagel Sound) zero through five, as shown in Figure 15-11, using the following single line of Java code:
private AudioClip iSound0, iSound1, iSound2, iSound3, iSound4, iSound5;
Figure 15-11. Add the private AudioClip compound declaration statement for your iSound0 through iSound5 objects
As you can see in Figure 15-11, you will have to use the Alt-Enter work process, and select the “Add import for
javafx.scene.media.AudioClip” option, and have NetBeans 8 write your AudioClip class import statement for you.
Referencing AudioClip Assets: Using the java.net.URL Class
Unlike Image objects in JavaFX, which can be referenced using a simple forward slash character and the file name,
digital audio assets are not as simple to reference, and require the use of the URL class, which is part of the java.net
(network) package. The URL class is used to create a URL object, which provides a Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
file reference, which is essentially a “pointer” to a “data resource,” which is usually a new media asset, and in the
case of our Java 8 game development, it is a WAVE audio file in our /src folder.
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