71.5 Configuring the VideoView

The next step is to configure the VideoView with the path of the video to be played and then start the playback. This will be performed when the main activity has initialized, so load the MainActivity.java file into the editor and modify it as outlined in the following listing:

package com.ebookfrenzy.videoplayer;

 

import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;

import android.os.Bundle;

import android.widget.VideoView;

import android.net.Uri;

 

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

 

    private VideoView videoView;

 

    @Override

    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

        setContentView(R.layout.activity_video_player);

       ...