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Taking Snapshots
To take a snapshot using the front camera, you'll program the app to do the following:
- Take a snapshot when the left button is pressed. If the camera preview isn't already showing, show it.
- Dismiss the camera preview when the right button is pressed.
To do that the programming, add the following statements in bold to the ViewController.swift file:
func takePicture() {
picker.takePicture()
}
func peripheral(peripheral: CBPeripheral!,
didUpdateValueForCharacteristic characteristic: CBCharacteristic!,
error: NSError!) {
if characteristic.UUID == characteristicKeyPressesUDID {
var keyPressed:UInt16 = 0
characteristic.value.getBytes(&keyPressed, length:
sizeof(UInt16))
//---legends---
// 1 - right button
// 2 - left button
// 0 - button released
// 3 - both buttons pressed
println("\(keyPressed)")
switch (keyPressed) {
case 0:
//---a button is lifted---
self.btnLeft.selected = false
self.btnRight.selected = false
case 1:
//---right button pressed---
self.btnRight.selected = true
self.btnLeft.selected = false
//---hide the camera---
if picker != nil {
picker.dismissViewControllerAnimated(true, completion: nil)
}
case 2:
//---left button pressed---
self.btnLeft.selected = true
self.btnRight.selected = false
if picker != nil {
//---if the camera preview is already showing---
if picker.view.window != nil {
self.takePicture()
} else {
//---show the camera preview---
self.displayCamera()
}
}
case 3:
//---both buttons pressed---
self.btnLeft.selected = true
self.btnRight.selected = true
default:
return
}
return
}
}
//---save the snapshot taken to the Photos album---
func imagePickerController(picker: UIImagePickerController,
didFinishPickingMediaWithInfo info: [NSObject : AnyObject]) {
var image = info[UIImagePickerControllerOriginalImage] as UIImage
UIImageWriteToSavedPhotosAlbum(image, nil, nil, nil)
}
Deploy the application to the device one more time. That's it—go ahead and take all the selfies in the world! The photos you take will now be available in the Photos application on your iPhone.