play mp3 from network - iphone

Question

I have tried below three solutions but none of them worked. I am sure I am missing some key point but not clear what. (FYI, I am trying out below solutions on iPhone device, not on simulator.)
- (IBAction)actionAVPlayer:(id)sender {
AVPlayer* player = [[AVPlayer alloc] initWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:urlTextField.text]];
[player play];
}
- (IBAction)actionMemoryBuffer1:(id)sender {
NSError *error;
NSData *_objectData = [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:[NSURL URLWithString:urlTextField.text]];
AVAudioPlayer* audioPlayer = [[AVAudioPlayer alloc] initWithData:_objectData error:&error];
audioPlayer.numberOfLoops = -1;
audioPlayer.delegate = self;
audioPlayer.volume = 1.0f;
[audioPlayer prepareToPlay];
if (audioPlayer == nil)
NSLog(#"%#", [error description]);
else
[audioPlayer play];
}
- (IBAction)actionMemoryBuffer2:(id)sender {
NSURLRequest* request = [ NSURLRequest requestWithURL: [NSURL URLWithString:urlTextField.text] ];
NSError *requestError;
NSURLResponse *urlResponse = nil;
NSData *_objectData = [ NSURLConnection sendSynchronousRequest:request returningResponse: &urlResponse error: &requestError];
NSError *error;
AVAudioPlayer* audioPlayer = [[AVAudioPlayer alloc] initWithData:_objectData error:&error];
audioPlayer.numberOfLoops = -1;
audioPlayer.delegate = self;
audioPlayer.volume = 1.0f;
[audioPlayer prepareToPlay];
if (audioPlayer == nil)
NSLog(#"%#", [error description]);
else
[audioPlayer play];
}
Any help is much appreciated.

Answer 1

Try using MPMoviePlayerController. First you need to import the MediaPlayer framework. Then it's as easy as this:
MPMoviePlayerController *myAudioPlayer = [[MPMoviePlayerController alloc] initWithContentURL:[NSURL URLWithString:urlTextField.text]];
[myAudioPlayer play];