how to play video in android programmatically

MAIN.XML should be like this-

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"

    android:orientation="vertical"

    android:layout_width="fill_parent"

    android:layout_height="fill_parent"

    >

<TextView 

    android:layout_width="fill_parent"

    android:layout_height="wrap_content"

    android:text="@string/hello"

    />

<VideoView

android:layout_height="wrap_content"

android:id="@+id/videoView1"

android:layout_width="match_parent">

</VideoView>

</LinearLayout>

VIDEOPLAYERACTIVITY.JAVA-

package com.example;

import android.app.Activity;

import android.os.Bundle;

import android.widget.MediaController;

import android.widget.VideoView;

public class VidePlayerActivity extends Activity {

    /** Called when the activity is first created. */

    @Override

    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

        setContentView(R.layout.main);

        VideoView videoView=(VideoView)findViewById(R.id.videoView1);

        videoView.setVideoPath("sdcard/Padaiyappa - minsara poove.mp4");

        MediaController mediaController=new MediaController(this);

        videoView.setMediaController(mediaController);

    }

}

 

 THIS IS A SIMPLE EXAMPLE.IT IS JUST TO GUIDE YOU