AVFlashlight is a private class introduced in iOS 7 for turning the device's LED flash on or off. The example application that uses this class is Control Center in SpringBoard.
Methods
| Signature | +(BOOL)hasFlashlight; |
|---|---|
| Available in | 7.0 — |
The method +[AVFlashlight hasFlashlight] indicates the LED flash availability. It is equivalent to MGGetBoolAnswer(CFSTR("camera-flash"))
| Signature | -(BOOL)setFlashlightLevel:(CGFloat)level withError:(NSError *)error; |
|---|---|
| Available in | 7.0 — |
The method -[AVFlashlight setFlashlightLevel:withError:] is used for setting the flashlight level.
Example usage
static AVFlashlight *flashlight;
...
// Make sure you don't have any other AVFlashlight object instantiated, or this flashlight won't be functional.
if ([AVFlashlight hasFlashlight]) {
flashlight = [AVFlashlight new];
[flashlight setFlashlightLevel:1.0 withError:nil];
}
...
// Do this when you want to turn power/light off the LED flash
[flashlight turnPowerOff];