Exoplayer can not call seekTo()

Question

I am trying to set Exoplayer into Fragment, I passed video url in initializePlayer(String mediaUri) video working well, but if I rotate the device, video restarted, I read several tutorials to solve this issue with no success to call seekTo() sorry for my English

          public RecipeStepsVideoPlayerFragment() {
    // Required empty public constructor
  }

  @Override
  public void onActivityCreated(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);

  }

  @Override
  public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
      Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    // Inflate the layout for this fragment
    View view= inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_recipe_steps_video_player, container, false);
    ButterKnife.bind(this, view);
    Bundle bundle=getArguments();
    if(bundle!=null){
      videoUrl=bundle.getString(VIDEO_URL_KEY);
      }
    initializePlayer(videoUrl);
    stepDescription.setText(bundle.getString(STEP_DESCRIPTION_KEY));
  return view;
  }
  @Override
  public void onViewStateRestored(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onViewStateRestored(savedInstanceState);
    if (savedInstanceState != null) {
      startAutoPlay = savedInstanceState.getBoolean(KEY_AUTO_PLAY);
      startWindow = savedInstanceState.getInt(KEY_WINDOW);
      startPosition = savedInstanceState.getLong(KEY_POSITION);
      Toast.makeText(getContext(),startPosition.toString(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
    }
  }
  @Override
  public void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {
releasePlayer();
    outState.putBoolean(KEY_AUTO_PLAY, startAutoPlay);
    outState.putInt(KEY_WINDOW, startWindow);
    outState.putLong(KEY_POSITION, startPosition);
  }


  public void initializePlayer(String mediaUri) {
           if (mExoPlayer == null) {
             BandwidthMeter bandwidthMeter = new DefaultBandwidthMeter();
             TrackSelection.Factory videoTrackSelectionFactory =
                 new AdaptiveTrackSelection.Factory(bandwidthMeter);
             trackSelector = new DefaultTrackSelector(videoTrackSelectionFactory);
                 mExoPlayer = ExoPlayerFactory.newSimpleInstance(getContext(), trackSelector);
                 mPlayerView.setPlayer(mExoPlayer);
              mediaDataSourceFactory = new DefaultDataSourceFactory(getContext(),
                 Util.getUserAgent(getContext(), "BakingX"),
                 (TransferListener<? super DataSource>) bandwidthMeter);

                    mediaSource = new  ExtractorMediaSource
                        .Factory(mediaDataSourceFactory)
                        .createMediaSource(Uri.parse(mediaUri));
 //my prolem I can not call seekTo                
if (startPosition!=null) {
               mExoPlayer.seekTo(startWindow,startPosition);
             }

                 mExoPlayer.prepare(mediaSource);
                 mExoPlayer.setPlayWhenReady(playWhenReady);

            }

     }

 private void releasePlayer() {
   if (mExoPlayer!= null) {
     startPosition = mExoPlayer.getCurrentPosition();
     startWindow = mExoPlayer.getCurrentWindowIndex();
     playWhenReady = mExoPlayer.getPlayWhenReady();
     mExoPlayer.release();
     mExoPlayer = null;
   }
 }


  private void updateStartPosition() {
    if (mExoPlayer != null) {
      startAutoPlay = mExoPlayer.getPlayWhenReady();
      startWindow = mExoPlayer.getCurrentWindowIndex();
      startPosition = Math.max(0, mExoPlayer.getContentPosition());
    }
  }

  @Override
  public void onStart() {
    super.onStart();
   if (Util.SDK_INT > 23) {
      initializePlayer(videoUrl);
   }
  }
  @Override
  public void onResume() {
    super.onResume();
  if (Util.SDK_INT <= 23 || mExoPlayer == null) {
      initializePlayer(videoUrl);
    }
  }

  @Override
  public void onPause() {
    super.onPause();
    updateStartPosition();
    if (Util.SDK_INT <= 23) {
      releasePlayer();
    }
  }

  @Override
  public void onStop() {
    super.onStop();
   // releasePlayer();
   if (Util.SDK_INT > 23) {
      releasePlayer();
    }
  }

  @Override
  public void onDestroy() {

    super.onDestroy();
    releasePlayer();
  }

}

my question exactly how I call seekTo() after mobile rotation

Answer 1

A couple of issues: 1. Remove playWhenReady and update everywhere it to startAutoPlay. 2. Move the code from onViewRestored to onCreateView. 3. Update the position after setting the media source.

public RecipeStepsVideoPlayerFragment() {
    // Required empty public constructor
}

@Override
public void onActivityCreated(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);

}

@Override
public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
                         Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    // Inflate the layout for this fragment
    View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_recipe_steps_video_player, container, false);
    ButterKnife.bind(this, view);
    Bundle bundle = getArguments();
    if (bundle != null) {
        videoUrl = bundle.getString(VIDEO_URL_KEY);
    }
    if (savedInstanceState != null) {
        startAutoPlay = savedInstanceState.getBoolean(KEY_AUTO_PLAY);
        startWindow = savedInstanceState.getInt(KEY_WINDOW);
        startPosition = savedInstanceState.getLong(KEY_POSITION);
        Toast.makeText(getContext(), startPosition.toString(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
    }
    initializePlayer(videoUrl);
    stepDescription.setText(bundle.getString(STEP_DESCRIPTION_KEY));
    return view;
}

@Override
public void onViewStateRestored(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onViewStateRestored(savedInstanceState);

}

@Override
public void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle outState) {
    releasePlayer();
    outState.putBoolean(KEY_AUTO_PLAY, startAutoPlay);
    outState.putInt(KEY_WINDOW, startWindow);
    outState.putLong(KEY_POSITION, startPosition);
}


public void initializePlayer(String mediaUri) {
    if (mExoPlayer == null) {
        BandwidthMeter bandwidthMeter = new DefaultBandwidthMeter();
        TrackSelection.Factory videoTrackSelectionFactory =
                new AdaptiveTrackSelection.Factory(bandwidthMeter);
        trackSelector = new DefaultTrackSelector(videoTrackSelectionFactory);
        mExoPlayer = ExoPlayerFactory.newSimpleInstance(getContext(), trackSelector);
        mPlayerView.setPlayer(mExoPlayer);
        mediaDataSourceFactory = new DefaultDataSourceFactory(getContext(),
                Util.getUserAgent(getContext(), "BakingX"),
                (TransferListener<? super DataSource>) bandwidthMeter);

        mediaSource = new ExtractorMediaSource
                .Factory(mediaDataSourceFactory)
                .createMediaSource(Uri.parse(mediaUri));


        mExoPlayer.prepare(mediaSource);
        if (startPosition != null) {
            mExoPlayer.seekTo(startWindow, startPosition);
        }
        mExoPlayer.setPlayWhenReady(startAutoPlay);

    }

}

private void releasePlayer() {
    if (mExoPlayer != null) {
        startPosition = mExoPlayer.getCurrentPosition();
        startWindow = mExoPlayer.getCurrentWindowIndex();
        startAutoPlay = mExoPlayer.getPlayWhenReady();
        mExoPlayer.release();
        mExoPlayer = null;
    }
}


private void updateStartPosition() {
    if (mExoPlayer != null) {
        startAutoPlay = mExoPlayer.getPlayWhenReady();
        startWindow = mExoPlayer.getCurrentWindowIndex();
        startPosition = Math.max(0, mExoPlayer.getContentPosition());
    }
}

@Override
public void onStart() {
    super.onStart();
    if (Util.SDK_INT > 23) {
        initializePlayer(videoUrl);
    }
}

@Override
public void onResume() {
    super.onResume();
    if (Util.SDK_INT <= 23 || mExoPlayer == null) {
        initializePlayer(videoUrl);
    }
}

@Override
public void onPause() {
    super.onPause();
    updateStartPosition();
    if (Util.SDK_INT <= 23) {
        releasePlayer();
    }
}

@Override
public void onStop() {
    super.onStop();
    // releasePlayer();
    if (Util.SDK_INT > 23) {
        releasePlayer();
    }
}

@Override
public void onDestroy() {

    super.onDestroy();
    releasePlayer();
}