RepositoryItemPictureEdit.ShowCameraMenuItem Property

Gets or sets whether the context menu contains a command that allows an end user to take a picture from a webcam.

Namespace : DevExpress.XtraEditors.Repository

Assembly : DevExpress.XtraEditors.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package : DevExpress.Win.Navigation

csharp

[DefaultValue(CameraMenuItemVisibility.Never)]
[DXCategory("Behavior")]
public CameraMenuItemVisibility ShowCameraMenuItem { get; set; }

<DXCategory("Behavior")>
<DefaultValue(CameraMenuItemVisibility.Never)>
Public Property ShowCameraMenuItem As CameraMenuItemVisibility

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
DevExpress.XtraEditors.Controls.CameraMenuItemVisibility	Never

A DevExpress.XtraEditors.Controls.CameraMenuItemVisibility enumeration value that specifies whether the context menu contains a command that allows an end user to take a picture from a webcam.

Remarks

The PictureEdit control can display the Take Image from Camera menu item that allows an end user to take a snapshot from a webcam. See the figure below.

The ShowCameraMenuItem property specifies whether this menu item is visible. The following modes are available:

Auto — the menu item is automatically visible if a webcam is plugged in; otherwise, the menu item is hidden;
Never — the default mode. The menu item is never visible;
Always — the menu item is always visible.

With a click on the menu item, an end-user invokes the Take Picture dialog. When a snapshot is taken, it is displayed in the PictureEdit control. To learn more about the Take Picture dialog, see the corresponding section in the CameraControl topic.

You can invoke the Take Picture dialog from code, using the PictureEdit.ShowTakePictureDialog() method.

The following events allow you to customize the dialog, camera device, resolution and captured image:

TakePictureDialogShowing - Fires when the Take Picture dialog is about to be displayed. Allows you to customize the dialog, and specify the camera device and resolution.
TakePictureDialogClosed - Fires when the Take Picture dialog is closed. Allows you to get the dialog result and captured image, and replace this image.