I am trying to make the LED flashlight of android phone blink based on binary code like if char = 1 turn LED light on else if char = 0 turn LED off.
if ( char == '1'){ params.setFlashMode(Parameters.FLASH_MODE_ON); }
if ( char == '0'){ params.setFlashMode(Parameters.FLASH_MODE_OFF);}
So I get the char from a String str ="101010101"
the char gets the values 1, 0, 1 and so on, which is supposed to make the flashlight blink, however it blinks ones and that's it. How should I fix this problem?.
Thanks
Try this :
String myString = "0101010101";
long blinkDelay = 50; //Delay in ms
for (int i = 0; i < myString.length(); i++) {
if (myString.charAt(i) == '0') {
params.setFlashMode(Parameters.FLASH_MODE_ON);
} else {
params.setFlashMode(Parameters.FLASH_MODE_OFF);
}
try {
Thread.sleep(blinkDelay);
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
Without the "Thread.sleep()" your code is probably too fast.
use this method it works,
im using in my app
private void blink(final int delay, final int times) {
Thread t = new Thread() {
public void run() {
try {
for (int i=0; i < times*2; i++) {
if (isFlashOn) {
turnOffFlash();
} else {
turnOnFlash();
}
sleep(delay);
}
} catch (Exception e){
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
};
t.start();
}
private void turnOnFlash() {
if (!isFlashOn) {
if (camera == null || params == null) {
return;
}
params = camera.getParameters();
params.setFlashMode(Parameters.FLASH_MODE_TORCH);
camera.setParameters(params);
camera.startPreview();
isFlashOn = true;
}
}
private void turnOffFlash() {
if (isFlashOn) {
if (camera == null || params == null) {
return;
}
params = camera.getParameters();
params.setFlashMode(Parameters.FLASH_MODE_OFF);
camera.setParameters(params);
camera.stopPreview();
isFlashOn = false;
}
}
String[] list1 = { "1", "0", "1", "0", "1", "0", "1", "0", "1", "0" };
for (int i = 0; i < list1.length; i++) {
if (list1[i].equals("0")) {
params.setFlashMode(Parameters.FLASH_MODE_ON);
} else {
params.setFlashMode(Parameters.FLASH_MODE_OFF);
}
}
may be your problem solved
but I think this one is too fast to blink......