How to turn flashlight ON and OFF in swift?

Question

I\'d like to add flashlight functionality to my app in Swift. How can I go about doing that?

Answer 1

For xcode 9.1, swift 4 (updated to not crash if no torch):

   func toggleFlash() {
    let device = AVCaptureDevice.default(for: AVMediaType.video)

    if (device != nil) {
        if (device!.hasTorch) {
            do {
                try device!.lockForConfiguration()
                    if (device!.torchMode == AVCaptureDevice.TorchMode.on) {
                        device!.torchMode = AVCaptureDevice.TorchMode.off
                    } else {
                        do {
                            try device!.setTorchModeOn(level: 1.0)
                            } catch {
                                print(error)
                            }
                    }

                    device!.unlockForConfiguration()
            } catch {
                print(error)
            }
        }
    }
}