Reading music file in android into a byte array?
<p>I am trying to read the contents of music files from my android device though i have been able to retrieve the files and play them i need to read the music files and convert them in to a byte array. Can someone please help me :
Following is my code:</p>

<pre><code> public void retrieve_music_files() {
     music_column_index =   musiccursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Audio.Media.DATA); 
     musiccursor.moveToPosition(position); 
     String filename = musiccursor.getString(music_column_index);
     Cursor musiccursor;
     MediaPlayer mMediaPlayer;
     int music_column_index;

     try {
         if (mMediaPlayer.isPlaying()) {
             mMediaPlayer.reset();
         }
         mMediaPlayer.setDataSource(filename);
         mMediaPlayer.prepare();
         mMediaPlayer.start();
     } catch (Exception e) {
     }    
}
</code></pre>
