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User Camera

Captures and uploads a photo using the user's camera.

Examples

Basic Example

The following example demonstrate some of the available functionality for read_camera

from abstra.forms import read_camera

read_camera("Take a picture of your ID")

Parameters

NameDescriptionType
labelThe label to display to the userstr
initial_valueThe initial value to display to the user. Defaults to "".str
multipleWhether the user will be allowed to upload multiple files. Defaults to False.bool
disabledwhether the input is disabled. Defaults to False.bool
requiredWhether the input is required or not eg. "this field is required". Defaults to True.Union[bool, str]
hintA tooltip displayed to the user. Defaults to None.str
full_widthWhether the input should use full screen width. Defaults to False.bool
button_textWhat text to display on the button when the widget is not part of a Page. Defaults to 'Next'.str

Return Values

TypeDescription
Union[FileResponse, List[FileResponse]]A dict containing the picture taken by the user ({"file": file, "url": str, "content": bytes}) or a list of pictures in case of multiple flag set as True