LEADTOOLS Multimedia (Leadtools.Multimedia assembly)
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HasDialog Method (CaptureCtrl)

Example 





Value that specifies which dialog's availability is to be checked.
Checks whether the specified property dialog is available.
Syntax
public virtual bool HasDialog( 
   CaptureDlg dialog
)
'Declaration
 
Public Overridable Function HasDialog( _
   ByVal dialog As CaptureDlg _
) As Boolean
'Usage
 
Dim instance As CaptureCtrl
Dim dialog As CaptureDlg
Dim value As Boolean
 
value = instance.HasDialog(dialog)
public virtual bool HasDialog( 
   CaptureDlg dialog
)
 function Leadtools.Multimedia.CaptureCtrl.HasDialog( 
   dialog 
)
public:
virtual bool HasDialog( 
   CaptureDlg dialog
) 

Parameters

dialog
Value that specifies which dialog's availability is to be checked.

Return Value

true if the specified property dialog is available; otherwise it is false.
Remarks
The dialog value must be one of the CaptureDlg enumeration values.
Example
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Public _result As Boolean = False
      Public _form As CaptureCtrlForm = New CaptureCtrlForm()
      Public Sub HasDialogExample()
         ' reference the capture control
         Dim capturectrl As CaptureCtrl = _form.CaptureCtrl

         ' output file for capture
         Dim outFile As String = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.MediaDir, "CaptureCtrl_HasDialogExample.avi")

         Try
            ' try to find a USB camera
            If capturectrl.VideoDevices("USB") Is Nothing Then
               Throw New Exception("No USB video device available")
            End If

            capturectrl.VideoDevices("USB").Selected = True

            ' try to find a USB audio device
            If capturectrl.AudioDevices("USB") Is Nothing Then
               Throw New Exception("No USB audio device available")
            End If

            capturectrl.AudioDevices("USB").Selected = True

            ' The HasDialog method tells us that the control
            ' can display the desired settings dialog.
            ' check to see if the Capture properties dialog is available
            If capturectrl.HasDialog(CaptureDlg.Capture) Then
               ' now show it to change some settings
               capturectrl.ShowDialog(CaptureDlg.Capture, _form)
               _result = True
            End If

            ' set MPEG2 as the video compressor
            capturectrl.VideoCompressors.Mpeg2.Selected = True

            ' set AC3 as the audio compressor
            capturectrl.AudioCompressors.AC3.Selected = True

            ' set the target output file and format
            capturectrl.TargetFile = outFile

            ' set the target output format
            capturectrl.TargetFormat = TargetFormatType.AVI

            ' check if we have can capture video and audio
            If capturectrl.IsModeAvailable(CaptureMode.VideoAndAudio) Then
               capturectrl.FrameRate = 5 ' 5 frames per second
               capturectrl.UseFrameRate = True
               capturectrl.TimeLimit = 10 ' just 10 seconds of capture time
               capturectrl.UseTimeLimit = True

               ' start the capture process
               capturectrl.StartCapture(CaptureMode.VideoAndAudio)

               ' we'll loop on the state and pump messages for this example.
               ' but you should not need to if running from a Windows Forms application.
               Do While capturectrl.State = CaptureState.Running
                  Application.DoEvents()
               Loop
            End If
         Catch e1 As Exception
            _result = False
         End Try
      End Sub

Public NotInheritable Class LEAD_VARS
   Public Const MediaDir As String = "C:\Program Files (x86)\LEAD Technologies\LEADTOOLS 175\Media";
End Class
public bool _result = false;
      public CaptureCtrlForm _form = new CaptureCtrlForm();
      public void HasDialogExample()
      {
         // reference the capture control
         CaptureCtrl capturectrl = _form.CaptureCtrl;

         // output file for capture
         string outFile = Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.MediaDir,"CaptureCtrl_HasDialogExample.avi");

         try
         {
            // try to find a USB camera
            if (capturectrl.VideoDevices["USB"] == null)
               throw new Exception("No USB video device available");

            capturectrl.VideoDevices["USB"].Selected = true;

            // try to find a USB audio device
            if (capturectrl.AudioDevices["USB"] == null)
               throw new Exception("No USB audio device available");

            capturectrl.AudioDevices["USB"].Selected = true;

            // The HasDialog method tells us that the control
            // can display the desired settings dialog.
            // check to see if the Capture properties dialog is available
            if (capturectrl.HasDialog(CaptureDlg.Capture))
            {
               // now show it to change some settings
               capturectrl.ShowDialog(CaptureDlg.Capture, _form);
               _result = true;
            }

            // set MPEG2 as the video compressor
            capturectrl.VideoCompressors.Mpeg2.Selected = true;

            // set AC3 as the audio compressor
            capturectrl.AudioCompressors.AC3.Selected = true;

            // set the target output file and format
            capturectrl.TargetFile = outFile;

            // set the target output format
            capturectrl.TargetFormat = TargetFormatType.AVI;

            // check whether we can capture video and audio
            if (capturectrl.IsModeAvailable(CaptureMode.VideoAndAudio))
            {
               capturectrl.FrameRate = 5;       // 5 frames per second 
               capturectrl.UseFrameRate = true;
               capturectrl.TimeLimit = 10;      // just 10 seconds of capture time
               capturectrl.UseTimeLimit = true;

               // start the capture process
               capturectrl.StartCapture(CaptureMode.VideoAndAudio);

               // we'll loop on the state and pump messages for this example.
               // but you should not need to if running from a Windows Forms application.
               while (capturectrl.State == CaptureState.Running)
                  Application.DoEvents();
            }
         }
         catch (Exception)
         {
            _result = false;
         }
      }

static class LEAD_VARS
{
   public const string MediaDir = @"C:\Program Files (x86)\LEAD Technologies\LEADTOOLS 175\Media";
}
Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

See Also

Reference

CaptureCtrl Class
CaptureCtrl Members

 

 


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