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Screenshot

Takes a screenshot of containing control.

Inherits: Control

Properties

Methods

  • capture –

    Captures a screenshot of the enclosed content control.

Examples#

Taking control screenshot#

from pathlib import Path

import flet as ft
from flet.utils.files import get_current_script_dir


def main(page: ft.Page):
    async def take_screenshot():
        image = await scr.capture()
        with open(Path(get_current_script_dir(), "screenshot.png"), "wb") as f:
            f.write(image)

    page.add(
        scr := ft.Screenshot(
            ft.Container(
                ft.Button("Hello, world!", bgcolor=ft.Colors.BLUE, elevation=10),
                padding=10,
            )
        ),
        ft.Button("Take screenshot", on_click=take_screenshot),
    )


ft.run(main)

Properties#

content instance-attribute #

content: Control

The control to be captured.

Methods#

capture async #

capture(
    pixel_ratio: Number | None = None,
    delay: DurationValue | None = None,
) -> bytes

Captures a screenshot of the enclosed content control.

Parameters:

  • pixel_ratio (Number | None, default: None ) –

    A pixel ratio of the captured screenshot. If None, device-specific pixel ratio will be used.

  • delay (DurationValue | None, default: None ) –

    A delay before taking a screenshot. The delay will be 20 milliseconds if not specified.

Returns:

  • bytes –

    Screenshot in PNG format.