Determining the Encoding of a Sampled Audio File

 
 try {
     // From file
     // The next three lines should be in one line
     AudioInputStream stream =
       AudioSystem.getAudioInputStream(
         new File("audiofile"));
     
     // From URL
     stream = AudioSystem.getAudioInputStream(
       new URL("http://hostname/audiofile"));
  
     AudioFormat format = stream.getFormat();
     if (format.getEncoding() ==
       AudioFormat.Encoding.ULAW) {
     } else if (format.getEncoding() ==
       AudioFormat.Encoding.ULAW) {
     }
 } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
 } catch (IOException e) {
 } catch (UnsupportedAudioFileException e) {
     // Audio format is not supported.
 }