The Photo Library API enables you to interact with the photo gallery of the device.
As the Camera external object enables an app to interact with the photo camera of the device, this API allows the application to save or get an image or a video from the native photo gallery. This article focuses on what this API does and gives an example of how to use it in a Native Mobile application.
It does not have any.
The Save method enables the application to store an image on the device's native photo gallery application.
| Return value |
None |
| Parameters |
Image:Image
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The SaveVideo method enables the application to store a video on the device's native photo gallery application.
| Return value |
None |
| Parameters |
Video:Video
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This method invokes the native photo gallery app and lets the user choose one image to be used in the application.
It returns a variable based on Image data type.
| Return value |
Image |
| Parameters |
None
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Note: This method does not work using the emulator. It only works on Apple devices.
This method invokes the native photo gallery app and lets the user choose one video to be used in the application.
It returns a variable based on Video data type.
| Return value |
Video |
| Parameters |
None
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This method invokes the native photo gallery app and lets the user choose several images to be used in the application.
It returns a collection of items based on Image data type.
| Return value |
ImagesCollection |
| Parameters |
None
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Note: This method does not work using the emulator. It only works on Apple devices.
It does not have any.
A collection of Image data type.
This external object is available as of GeneXus X Evolution 3.
- As of GeneXus 17, the PhotoLibrary external object uses the new PHPicker when running in iOS 14 and above, which improves user privacy regarding the application access to the photo library and replaces the now deprecated UIImagePickerViewController.