animator (LzAnimator)

animator (LzAnimator)
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Name

animator (LzAnimator) — Changes the value of another object's attribute over time.

Synopsis

LZX: animator
JavaScript: LzAnimator
Type: Class
Access: public
Topic: LFC.Animation
Declared in: WEB-INF/lps/lfc/controllers/LaszloAnimation.lzs

Description

LzAnimator

Animators change the value of an object's attribute over a specified duration in milliseconds. For example, the following program defines an animator for a window that moves it to a position of x=100 over 1 second (1000 milliseconds).

codefalse
 <canvas>
   <window>
     <animator attribute="x" to="100" duration="1000"/>
   </window>
 </canvas>

See the Guide for a complete discussion of animators and animation in Laszlo applications.

Superclass Chain

node (LzNode) » animatorgroup (LzAnimatorGroup) » animator (LzAnimator)

Known Subclasses

Details

Properties (3)

attribute: <attribute name="attribute" type="token" />

public var attribute : String;

The name of the attribute whose value is animated. This attribute is required on an animator, unless the animator is inside an animatorgroup that specifies an attribute.
beginPoleDelta: <attribute name="beginPoleDelta" />

public var beginPoleDelta = 0.25;
endPoleDelta: <attribute name="endPoleDelta" />

public var endPoleDelta = 0.25;

Setters (2)

Setters for virtual properties, to be used with setAttribute. A setter may or may not have a corresponding getter method; consult the Methods list in this section.

motion: The style of motion to use for the animator. This is one of "linear", "easin" , "easeout" , and "easeboth". The default is "easeboth"
to: The destination value for the animator.

Methods (2)

setMotion(): <method name="setMotion" args="eparam" />

public function setMotion(eparam : String);

Sets the motion style for the animator.
setTo(): <method name="setTo" args="eparam" />

public function setTo(eparam : Number);

Sets the destination value for the animator

LZX Synopsis

</class>

JavaScript Synopsis

public LzAnimator extends LzAnimatorGroup {

public var attribute : String;

public var beginPoleDelta = 0.25;

public var endPoleDelta = 0.25;

prototype public function setMotion (eparam : String);

prototype public function setTo (eparam : Number);

}

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