Animation.play()

Syntax

animation.play(); 

Parameters

None.

Returns

Void.

Example

In the Growing/Shrinking Alice Game example, clicking or tapping the cake causes Alice's growing animation (aliceChange) to play forward, causing her to get bigger, as well as triggering the cake's animation. Two Animation.play()s, one EventListener:

// The cake has its own animation:
var nommingCake = document.getElementById('eat-me_sprite').animate(
[
  { transform: 'translateY(0)' },
  { transform: 'translateY(-80%)' }   
], {
  fill: 'forwards',
  easing: 'steps(4, end)',
  duration: aliceChange.effect.timing.duration / 2
});

// Pause the cake's animation so it doesn't play immediately.
nommingCake.pause();

// This function will play when ever a user clicks or taps
var growAlice = function() {

  // Play Alice's animation.
  aliceChange.play();

  // Play the cake's animation.
  nommingCake.play();

}

// When a user holds their mouse down or taps, call growAlice to make all the animations play.
cake.addEventListener("mousedown", growAlice, false);
cake.addEventListener("touchstart", growAlice, false);

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• Web Animations API
• Animation for other methods and properties you can use to control web page animation.
• Animation.pause() to pause an animation.
• Animation.reverse() to play an animation backwards.
• Animation.finish() to finish an animation.
• Animation.cancel() to cancel an animation.