MediaPlayer.getCurrentPosition () - Get the Current Playback Position in an Audio File

How to Get the Current Playback Position in an Audio File

MediaPlayer.getCurrentPosition() was added in API Level 1
Gets the current playback position. Returns the current position in milliseconds

1. Create a MediaPlayer for an Audio Resource

2. Declare an Integer named intCurrentPosition right after the public class and initialize it to 0. This will be a integer variable for the Media Player Position, in milliseconds.

3. In the MainActivity.java file, add the following code to the onCreate method. 

intCurrentPosition = myMediaPlayer.getCurrentPosition();

Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(), "myMediaPlayerCurrentPosition: " + myMediaPlayer.getCurrentPosition(), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

4. Compile and run!

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Resources:
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/MediaPlayer.html#getCurrentPosition()
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16163431/android-mediaplayer-audio-seekbar