com.ibm.watson.developer_cloud.android.library.camera

Class CameraHelper

java.lang.Object

com.ibm.watson.developer_cloud.android.library.camera.CameraHelper

public final class CameraHelper
extends java.lang.Object

The Class CameraHelper.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static int	REQUEST_IMAGE_CAPTURE The Constant REQUEST_IMAGE_CAPTURE.
static int	REQUEST_PERMISSION The Constant REQUEST_PERMISSION.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
CameraHelper(android.app.Activity activity) Provides convenience access to device camera.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	dispatchTakePictureIntent() Starts an activity using the device's onboard camera app.
android.graphics.Bitmap	getBitmap(int resultCode) This method returns a bitmap of the photo that was taken.
java.io.File	getFile(int resultCode) This method returns the file of the photo that was taken.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

REQUEST_IMAGE_CAPTURE

public static final int REQUEST_IMAGE_CAPTURE

The Constant REQUEST_IMAGE_CAPTURE.

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Constant Field Values

REQUEST_PERMISSION

public static final int REQUEST_PERMISSION

The Constant REQUEST_PERMISSION.

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

CameraHelper

public CameraHelper(android.app.Activity activity)

Provides convenience access to device camera.

Parameters:

activity - The current activity

Method Detail

dispatchTakePictureIntent

public void dispatchTakePictureIntent()

Starts an activity using the device's onboard camera app.

getFile

public java.io.File getFile(int resultCode)

This method returns the file of the photo that was taken. It should be called in onActivityResult.

Parameters:

resultCode - Result Code of the previous activity

Returns:

If successful, the image file. Null otherwise.

getBitmap

public android.graphics.Bitmap getBitmap(int resultCode)

This method returns a bitmap of the photo that was taken. It should be called in onActivityResult. Because the CameraHelper knows the path it's unnecessary to get it from the returned data.

Parameters:

resultCode - Result Code of the previous activity

Returns:

If successful, a bitmap of the image. Null otherwise.