halp

Hey /prog/, question concerning android programming:

why does this not work? (my app crashes)

"
public class MainMenu extends Activity {


    final MediaPlayer player = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.mainmenu);

   
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_mainmenu);
        player.start();
           } 
"

but this here does work:


public class MainMenu extends Activity {

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_mainmenu);
           final MediaPlayer player = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.mainmenu);
        player.start();
           } 
"


Problem is I need my media player as a variable that I can use outside of the onCreate function

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