how can I wait for a java sound clip to finish playing back?

Question

I am using the following code to play a sound file using the java sound API.

    Clip clip = AudioSystem.getClip();
    AudioInputStream inputStream = AudioSystem.getAudioInputStream(stream);
    clip.open(inputStream);
    clip.start();

The method call to the Clip.start() method returns immediately, and the system playbacks the sound file in a background thread. I want my method to pause until the playback has completed.

Is there any nice way to do it?

EDIT: For everyone interested in my final solution, based on the answer from Uri, I used the code above:

private final BlockingQueue<URL> queue = new ArrayBlockingQueue<URL>(1);

public void playSoundStream(InputStream stream) {
    Clip clip = AudioSystem.getClip();
    AudioInputStream inputStream = AudioSystem.getAudioInputStream(stream);
    clip.open(inputStream);
    clip.start();
    LineListener listener = new LineListener() {
        public void update(LineEvent event) {
    if (event.getType() != Type.STOP) {
     return;
    }

    try {
     queue.take();
    } catch (InterruptedException e) {
     //ignore this
    }
        }
    };
clip.addLineListener(listener );
}

Answer 1

A sound clip is a type or Line and therefore supports Line listeners.

If you use addLineListener, you should get events when play starts and stops; if you're not in a loop, you should get a stop when the clip ends. However, as with any events, there might be a lag before the actual end of playback and the stopping.

Making the method wait is slightly trickier. You can either busy-wait on it (not a good idea) or use other synchronization mechanisms. I think there is a pattern (not sure about it) for waiting on a long operation to throw a completion event, but that's a general question you may want to post separately to SO.