ExternalLoader

Artifact: androidx.media3:media3-exoplayer

Kotlin |Java

@UnstableApi
interface ExternalLoader

An object for loading media outside of ExoPlayer's loading mechanism.

Summary

Nested types
`class ExternalLoader.LoadRequest` A data class providing information associated with the load event.

Public functions
`ListenableFuture<*>!`	`load(loadRequest: ExternalLoader.LoadRequest!)` Loads the external media.

Public functions

load

fun load(loadRequest: ExternalLoader.LoadRequest!): ListenableFuture<*>!

Loads the external media.

Parameters
`loadRequest: ExternalLoader.LoadRequest!`	The load request.

Returns
`ListenableFuture<*>!`	The `ListenableFuture` tracking the completion of the loading work.

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Last updated 2026-08-06 UTC.

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ExternalLoader

Summary

Nested types

Public functions

Public functions

load