Supported audio file formats: aif, au, and wav.

try {

    // From file

    AudioInputStream stream = 

    AudioSystem.getAudioInputStream(

    new File("audiofile"));

                          

    // From URL

    stream = AudioSystem.getAudioInputStream(

             new URL("http://hostname/audiofile"));

                          

    // At present, ALAW and ULAW encodings must be 

    //converted

    // to PCM_SIGNED before it can be played.

    AudioFormat format = stream.getFormat();

    if (format.getEncoding() !=

    AudioFormat.Encoding.PCM_SIGNED) 

    {

        format = new AudioFormat(

           AudioFormat.Encoding.PCM_SIGNED, 

           format.getSampleRate(), 

           format.getSampleSizeInBits()*2,

           format.getChannels(), 

           format.getFrameSize()*2, 

           format.getFrameRate(), 

           true);        // big endian

        stream = AudioSystem.getAudioInputStream(

           format, stream);

    }

    DataLine.Info info = new DataLine.Info(

       Clip.class, stream.getFormat(),

                      

       //The next two lines should be in one line.

       ((int)stream.getFrameLength(

       )*format.getFrameSize()));

                        

    Clip clip = (Clip) AudioSystem.getLine(info);

                          

    // This method does not return until the audio

    //file is completely loaded.

    clip.open(stream);

                          

    // Start playing.

    clip.start();

} catch (MalformedURLException e) {

} catch (IOException e) {

} catch (LineUnavailableException e) {

} catch (UnsupportedAudioFileException e) {

}