Determining the File Format of a Sampled Audio File

     try {
         // From file
         AudioFileFormat fformat =
           AudioSystem.getAudioFileFormat(
             new File("audiofile"));
     
         // From URL
         fformat = AudioSystem.getAudioFileFormat(
           new URL("http://hostname/audiofile"));
     
         if (fformat.getType() ==
           AudioFileFormat.Type.AIFC) {
         } else if (fformat.getType() ==
            AudioFileFormat.Type.AIFF) {
         } else if (fformat.getType() ==
            AudioFileFormat.Type.AU) {
         } else if (fformat.getType() ==
            AudioFileFormat.Type.WAVE) {
         }
     
     } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
     } catch (IOException e) {
     } catch (UnsupportedAudioFileException e) {
         // File format is not supported.
     }