Module java.desktop
Package javax.sound.midi

## Class MidiEvent

- java.lang.Object
- - javax.sound.midi.MidiEvent

-     public class MidiEvent
      extends Object

  MIDI events contain a MIDI message and a corresponding time-stamp expressed in ticks, and can represent the MIDI event information stored in a MIDI file or a `Sequence` object. The duration of a tick is specified by the timing information contained in the MIDI file or `Sequence` object.

  In Java Sound, `MidiEvent` objects are typically contained in a `Track`, and `Tracks` are likewise contained in a `Sequence`.

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `MidiEvent​(MidiMessage message, long tick)` | Constructs a new `MidiEvent`.

  - ### Method Summary

    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `MidiMessage` | `getMessage()` | Obtains the MIDI message contained in the event.
    `long` | `getTick()` | Obtains the time-stamp for the event, in MIDI ticks.
    `void` | `setTick​(long tick)` | Sets the time-stamp for the event, in MIDI ticks.

    - ### Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### MidiEvent

          public MidiEvent​(MidiMessage message,
                           long tick)

      Constructs a new `MidiEvent`.
      Parameters:
        `message` - the MIDI message contained in the event
        `tick` - the time-stamp for the event, in MIDI ticks

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getMessage

          public MidiMessage getMessage()

      Obtains the MIDI message contained in the event.
      Returns:
        the MIDI message

    - #### setTick

          public void setTick​(long tick)

      Sets the time-stamp for the event, in MIDI ticks.
      Parameters:
        `tick` - the new time-stamp, in MIDI ticks

    - #### getTick

          public long getTick()

      Obtains the time-stamp for the event, in MIDI ticks.
      Returns:
        the time-stamp for the event, in MIDI ticks