how to make my flashlight not o open instantly when i open the program? - flashlight

Question

// Get the camera
private void getCamera() {
if (camera == null) {
try {
camera = Camera.open();
params = camera.getParameters();
} catch (RuntimeException e) {
Log.e("Camera Error. Failed to Open. Error: ", e.getMessage());
}
}
}
// Turning On flash
private void turnOnFlash() {
if (!isFlashOn) {
if (camera == null || params == null) {
return;
}
// play sound
playSound();
params = camera.getParameters();
params.setFlashMode(Parameters.FLASH_MODE_TORCH);
camera.setParameters(params);
camera.startPreview();
isFlashOn = true;
// changing button/switch image
toggleButtonImage();
}
}
My code that gets involved with flash on is above, any suggestions,how to make the flash not open the moment my app opens but only when i press the button

Answer 1

I would guess you are calling turnFlashOn() in onCreate() and don't have a button ClickListener. But it is possible you could be calling turnFlashOn() in onStart() or onResume().
To have it turn on with a button press you should do something like
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.your_view);
flashlight_button = (Button) findViewById(R.id.your_button);
flashlight_button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View view) {
getCamera();
turnOnFlash();
}
});
}
I built an open source flashlight for Android that you can check out at Flashlight by Joe github.