VideoController

An object that provides playback control for video ads.

Nested Class Summary

class VideoController.VideoLifecycleCallbacks An interface for objects that receive callbacks for video events.

Public Method Summary

float	getAspectRatio() This method is deprecated. Use `getAspectRatio()`.
VideoController.VideoLifecycleCallbacks	getVideoLifecycleCallbacks() Returns the previously provided `VideoController.VideoLifecycleCallbacks` or null if no instance was provided.
boolean	hasVideoContent() Returns true if the current ad has video content.
boolean	isClickToExpandEnabled() Returns true if the video ad is using click to expand behavior.
boolean	isCustomControlsEnabled() Returns true if the video ad is using custom player controls.
boolean	isMuted() Returns true if the video is currently muted, false otherwise.
void	mute(boolean mute) Set the video mute state.
void	pause() Pause the video ad if applicable.
void	play() Play the video ad if applicable.
void	setVideoLifecycleCallbacks(VideoController.VideoLifecycleCallbacks callbacks) Set a listener that will receive callbacks for video events.
void	stop() Stop video playback.

Inherited Method Summary

From class java.lang.Object

Object	clone()
boolean	equals(Object arg0)
void	finalize()
final Class<?>	getClass()
int	hashCode()
final void	notify()
final void	notifyAll()
String	toString()
final void	wait(long arg0, int arg1)
final void	wait(long arg0)
final void	wait()

Public Methods

public float getAspectRatio ()

This method is deprecated.
Use getAspectRatio().

Returns the aspect ratio of the video. Returns 0 if aspect ratio information is not available.

public VideoController.VideoLifecycleCallbacks getVideoLifecycleCallbacks ()

Returns the previously provided VideoController.VideoLifecycleCallbacks or null if no instance was provided.

public boolean hasVideoContent ()

Returns true if the current ad has video content.

public boolean isClickToExpandEnabled ()

Returns true if the video ad is using click to expand behavior.

public boolean isCustomControlsEnabled ()

Returns true if the video ad is using custom player controls. If custom player controls are used, then it is the app's responsibility to render provide play/pause and mute/unmute controls and call play(), pause(), and mute(boolean) at the appropriate times.

Use setCustomControlsRequested(boolean) to enable custom controls.

Custom controls are currently only available for DoubleClick for Publishers reservations.

public boolean isMuted ()

Returns true if the video is currently muted, false otherwise.

public void mute (boolean mute)

Set the video mute state.

This video control method only works when isCustomControlsEnabled() returns true.

Parameters

mute	true if video should be muted, false for unmuted

public void pause ()

Pause the video ad if applicable. This method is a no-op if the video is already paused or the video has ended.

This video control method only works when isCustomControlsEnabled() returns true.

public void play ()

Play the video ad if applicable. This method is a no-op if the video is already playing or the video has ended.

This video control method only works when isCustomControlsEnabled() returns true.

public void setVideoLifecycleCallbacks (VideoController.VideoLifecycleCallbacks callbacks)

Set a listener that will receive callbacks for video events.

Parameters

callbacks	the object that is to receive lifecyle callbacks

Throws

NullPointerException	if callbacks is null

public void stop ()

Stop video playback. Subsequent calls to play() will resume at the beginning of the video. This method is a no-op if the video has already been stopped.

The ad unit must be whitelisted to be able to use this api. If you are interested in using this feature, reach out to your account manager.