The VideoView is great for displaying videos with a basic set of controls; however, we may require more flexibility and control over how the video is played.
We can play a video onto a SurfaceView using a MediaPlayer instance if we need fine control over what we can do or if we want custom video controls:
First, when using a
SurfaceViewinstance, we need to implement theISurfaceHolderCallbackinterface, ensuring that we keep track of the surface:public class MainActivity : Activity, ISurfaceHolderCallback { private ISurfaceHolder surfaceHolder; public void SurfaceChanged( ISurfaceHolder holder, Format format, int width, int height) { } public void SurfaceCreated(ISurfaceHolder holder) { surfaceHolder = holder; } public void SurfaceDestroyed(ISurfaceHolder holder) { surfaceHolder = null; } }Then, in the
OnCreate()method, we want to get hold of theISurfaceHolderinstance using theHolderproperty of theSurfaceViewinstance...