# Listening to player events

You can listen to various playback and player related events directly with the API.

## Obtain API handle

To use the API, you need to have a handle to the `FlowplayerView` that implements the `Flowplayer` interface.

Refer to [the player initialization documentation](/docs/wowza-flowplayer/android-sdk/legacy/create-instance/#add-a-player-to-an-activity) on how to create a player instance.

## Create event listener

To make your player listen to playback/player events, you need to create a class that will implement the `EventListener` interface of the respective event. Then you create an instance of this class and pass it to the player:


```js
flowplayerView.addEventListener(new MyEventListener())
```

Available events and their listener interfaces:

* `AdBreakCompleteEvent` - `OnAdBreakCompleteListener`
* `AdBreakStartEvent` - `OnAdBreakStartListener`
* `AdClickEvent`- `OnAdClickListener`
* `AdCompleteEvent` - `OnAdCompleteListener`
* `AdErrorEvent`- `OnAdErrorListener`
* `AdPauseEvent`- `OnAdPauseListener`
* `AdResumeEvent`- `OnAdResumeListener`
* `AdSkipEvent` - `OnAdSkipListener`
* `AdStartEvent` - `OnAdStartListener`
* `BufferEvent` - `OnBufferListener`
* `CompletEvent`- `OnCompleteListener`
* `ErrorEvent` - `OnErrorListener`
* `FullscreenEvent`- `OnFullscreenListener`
* `IdleEvent`- `OnIdleListener`
* `MuteEvent`- `OnMuteListener`
* `PauseEvent` - `OnPauseListener`
* `PlayEvent`- `OnPlayListener`
* `SpeedEvent` - `OnSpeedListener`
* `VolumeEvent` - `OnVolumeListener`


Refer to the [API documentation](https://docs.flowplayer.com/user/static/sdks/android/api/javadoc/index.html) for a full reference.

## Example: looping player

In this example we are [inheriting our Activity from FlowplayerFragment](/docs/wowza-flowplayer/android-sdk/legacy/create-instance/#option-2-add-flowplayerfragment-or-flowplayersupportfragment). The activity will then listen to the `OnCompleteEvent` and seek the player back to the beginning of the video and resume playback.


```js
class MyActivity : FlowplayerFragment, OnCompleteListener {
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)

        // Obtain playerFragment (from XML or programmatically)
        // Check the "Creating player instance documentation" for more information
        getPlayerFragment().getPlayer().addEventListener(this)
    }

    override fun onComplete(event: CompleteEvent) {
        // We want to listen to the complete event and seek to beginning to loop the content
        val player = getPlayerFragment().getPlayer()
        player.seek(0) // Seek to beginning
        player.play() // Resume playback
    }
}
```