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yawningdog
yawningdog

Reputation: 11

Trouble running simple app.

I'm new at this. Go easy.

My code so far looks like this.

package com.example.helloandroid;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.hardware.Camera;

public class HelloAndroid extends Activity {
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    String fmode = "Not Supported";
    Camera cam = Camera.open();
    Camera.Parameters p = cam.getParameters();
    if (p.getFlashMode() != null)
        {fmode = p.getFlashMode();}
    TextView tv = new TextView(this);
    tv.setText(fmode);
    setContentView(tv);
}
}

When I run the program, I get the message stating that The application has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again. If I comment out these four lines...

//Camera cam = Camera.open();
//Camera.Parameters p = cam.getParameters();
//if (p.getFlashMode() != null)
    //{fmode = p.getFlashMode();}

then the code runs fine and I get the "Not Supported" message. Then if I uncomment the first line where I declare the Camera object, it crashes again.

Feel free to be verbose, I'm in learning mode and would like all the information I can get. Thanks in advance.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 129

Answers (3)

A. Abiri
A. Abiri

Reputation: 10800

Permissions are needed to allow access to certain features in android. Did you put <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" /> in your android manifest to have access to the camera.

Upvotes: 0

Otra
Otra

Reputation: 8158

Any chance you missed adding the camera permission in your AndroidManifest?

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
      package="com.example"
      android:versionCode="1"
      android:versionName="1.0">

      <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA"></uses-permission>
      <application ...>
      .
      .
      .
      </application>
</manifest>

If that's not the case:

Why does the android emulator camera stop unexpectedly?

Upvotes: 1

Androider
Androider

Reputation: 724

I'm not very familiar using a camera in apps but I found you a great tutorial that can help you on your way towards your solution.

http://developer.android.com/resources/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/graphics/CameraPreview.html

I hope this is helpful for you and may you find what you need :) if not, I'll make a test app myself and help you further

And like someone else stated above, some permissions must be added to use the camera, you can find those here: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/Camera.html

Upvotes: 0

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