{"id":8225,"date":"2024-03-14T07:45:24","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T07:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-use-surfaceview-in-android-audio-development\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T02:08:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T02:08:04","slug":"how-to-use-surfaceview-in-android-audio-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-use-surfaceview-in-android-audio-development\/","title":{"rendered":"SurfaceView Android Audio Visualization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SurfaceView is a view component that allows for images to be drawn in the background thread, commonly used for scenarios such as video playback, game development, and image processing. In Android audio development, SurfaceView can be used to achieve audio visualization effects.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a simple example code that displays audio waveforms using SurfaceView.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Create a custom SurfaceView class that extends SurfaceView and implements the SurfaceHolder.Callback interface.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">public<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">class<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title class_\">AudioVisualizerView<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">extends<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title class_\">SurfaceView<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">implements<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title class_\">SurfaceHolder<\/span>.Callback {\r\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">private<\/span> SurfaceHolder mHolder;\r\n    \r\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">public<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title function_\">AudioVisualizerView<\/span><span class=\"hljs-params\">(Context context)<\/span> {\r\n        <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">super<\/span>(context);\r\n        mHolder = getHolder();\r\n        mHolder.addCallback(<span class=\"hljs-built_in\">this<\/span>);\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    <span class=\"hljs-meta\">@Override<\/span>\r\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">public<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">void<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title function_\">surfaceCreated<\/span><span class=\"hljs-params\">(SurfaceHolder holder)<\/span> {\r\n        <span class=\"hljs-comment\">\/\/ \u5728SurfaceView\u521b\u5efa\u65f6\u521d\u59cb\u5316\u753b\u5e03\u7b49\u64cd\u4f5c<\/span>\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    <span class=\"hljs-meta\">@Override<\/span>\r\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">public<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">void<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title function_\">surfaceChanged<\/span><span class=\"hljs-params\">(SurfaceHolder holder, <span class=\"hljs-type\">int<\/span> format, <span class=\"hljs-type\">int<\/span> width, <span class=\"hljs-type\">int<\/span> height)<\/span> {\r\n        <span class=\"hljs-comment\">\/\/ SurfaceView\u5c3a\u5bf8\u53d1\u751f\u53d8\u5316\u65f6\u7684\u64cd\u4f5c<\/span>\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    <span class=\"hljs-meta\">@Override<\/span>\r\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">public<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">void<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title function_\">surfaceDestroyed<\/span><span class=\"hljs-params\">(SurfaceHolder holder)<\/span> {\r\n        <span class=\"hljs-comment\">\/\/ \u91ca\u653e\u8d44\u6e90\u7b49\u64cd\u4f5c<\/span>\r\n    }\r\n}\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<ol>\n<li>Using a custom SurfaceView in an Activity:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">public<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">class<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title class_\">MainActivity<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">extends<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title class_\">AppCompatActivity<\/span> {\r\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">private<\/span> AudioVisualizerView mVisualizerView;\r\n    \r\n    <span class=\"hljs-meta\">@Override<\/span>\r\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">protected<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">void<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title function_\">onCreate<\/span><span class=\"hljs-params\">(Bundle savedInstanceState)<\/span> {\r\n        <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">super<\/span>.onCreate(savedInstanceState);\r\n        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);\r\n        \r\n        mVisualizerView = <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">new<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title class_\">AudioVisualizerView<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-built_in\">this<\/span>);\r\n        <span class=\"hljs-type\">FrameLayout<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-variable\">frameLayout<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-operator\">=<\/span> findViewById(R.id.frameLayout);\r\n        frameLayout.addView(mVisualizerView);\r\n        \r\n        <span class=\"hljs-comment\">\/\/ \u5f00\u542f\u540e\u53f0\u7ebf\u7a0b\u83b7\u53d6\u97f3\u9891\u6570\u636e\uff0c\u5e76\u5728SurfaceView\u4e2d\u7ed8\u5236\u6ce2\u5f62<\/span>\r\n        <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">new<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title class_\">Thread<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">new<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title class_\">Runnable<\/span>() {\r\n            <span class=\"hljs-meta\">@Override<\/span>\r\n            <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">public<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">void<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title function_\">run<\/span><span class=\"hljs-params\">()<\/span> {\r\n                <span class=\"hljs-comment\">\/\/ \u83b7\u53d6\u97f3\u9891\u6570\u636e\u5e76\u7ed8\u5236\u6ce2\u5f62<\/span>\r\n            }\r\n        }).start();\r\n    }\r\n}\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the code above, we first create a custom SurfaceView class called AudioVisualizerView and use this custom view in the Activity. 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