User Guide

188 Chapter 2: ActionScript Language Reference

Camera.name

Availability

Flash Player 6.

Usage

active_cam.name:String

Description

Read-only property; a string that specifies the name of the current camera, as returned by the

camera hardware.

Example

The following example displays the name of the default camera in a text field. In Windows, this

name is the same as the device name listed in the Scanners and Cameras Control Panel. Create a

new video instance by selecting New Video from the Library options menu. Add an instance to

the Stage and give it the instance name

my_video. Then add the following ActionScript to Frame

1 of the Timeline:

var my_cam:Camera = Camera.get();

var my_video:Video;

my_video.attachVideo(my_cam);

this.createTextField("name_txt", this.getNextHighestDepth(), 0, 0, 100, 22);

name_txt.autoSize = true;

name_txt.text = my_cam.name;