Class “CameraView”

Object > NativeObject > Widget > CameraView

A widget to preview a Camera feed.

In order to show a camera preview image the app has to hold the 'camera' permission.

Type:	`CameraView extends Widget`
Constructor:	public
Singleton:	No
Namespace:	tabris
Direct subclasses:	None
JSX Support:	Element: `<CameraView/>` Parent Elements: `<Canvas/>`, `<Composite/>`, `<Page/>`, `<RefreshComposite/>`, `<ScrollView/>`, `<Stack/>`, `<Tab/>` Child Elements: Not Supported Text Content: Not supported

Examples

JavaScript

import {CameraView, contentView, device} from 'tabris';

const camera = device.cameras[0];
camera.active = true;

new CameraView({
  layoutData: 'stretch',
  camera: camera
}).appendTo(contentView);

JSX

import {CameraView, contentView, device} from 'tabris';

const camera = device.cameras[0];
camera.active = true;

contentView.append(
  <CameraView stretch camera={camera}/>
);

Constructor

new CameraView(properties?)

Parameter	Type	Description
properties	`Properties<CameraView>`	Sets all key-value pairs in the properties object as widget properties. Optional.

Properties

camera

The source video feed to display. In order to show a preview the Camera has to be in an active state. When the Camera is inactive or no Camera is assigned the CameraView shows a blank screen.

It is recommended to deactivate the Camera when not in use in order to preserve battery life.

Type:	`Camera`
Default:	`null`
Settable:	Yes
Change Event:	`cameraChanged`

scaleMode

How to scale the camera preview image.

fit will scale the image proportionally to fit into the view, possible leaving some empty space at the edges. That is, the image will be displayed as large as possible while being fully contained in the view.
fill will scale the image proportionally to fill the entire view, possibly cutting off parts of the image. That is, the image will be displayed as small as possible while covering the entire view.

Type:	`'fit' \| 'fill'`
Default:	`'fit'`
Settable:	Yes
Change Event:	`scaleModeChanged`

Change Events

cameraChanged

Fired when the camera property has changed.

EventObject Type: PropertyChangedEvent<CameraView, Camera>

Property	Type	Description
value	`Camera`	The new value of camera.

scaleModeChanged

Fired when the scaleMode property has changed.

EventObject Type: PropertyChangedEvent<CameraView, 'fit' | 'fill'>

Property	Type	Description
value	`'fit' \| 'fill'`	The new value of scaleMode.

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