Displaying a webcam’s video in a Flex VideoDisplay control

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<!-- http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/01/22/displaying-a-webcams-video-in-a-flex-videodisplay-control/ -->
<mx:Application name="VideoDisplay_attachCamera_test"
        xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
        layout="vertical"
        verticalAlign="middle"
        backgroundColor="white">
 
    <mx:Script>
        <![CDATA[
            import mx.controls.Alert;
 
            private function videoDisplay_creationComplete():void {
                var camera:Camera = Camera.getCamera();
                if (camera) {
                    videoDisplay.attachCamera(camera);
                } else {
                    Alert.show("You don't seem to have a camera.");
                }
            }
        ]]>
    </mx:Script>
 
    <mx:VideoDisplay id="videoDisplay"
            creationComplete="videoDisplay_creationComplete();"
            width="160"
            height="120" />
 
    <mx:Button id="button"
            label="Reload Camera"
            click="videoDisplay_creationComplete();" />
 
</mx:Application>