CSS Property: animation-play-state
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The CSS (CSS3) animation-play-state property specifies
whether the animation is paused or not. One of its uses is to pause an
animation in the middle of a cycle using JavaScript.
Valid property values
(other than inherit
and initial) are:
|
Value
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Description
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paused
|
Specifies animation is
paused
|
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running
|
(default value). Specifies
animation is running
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Default Value:
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running
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JavaScript syntax:
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e.g. object.style.animationPlayState = "paused";
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Inherited:
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No
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Animatable:
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No
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EXAMPLE:
HTML USED IN THIS EXAMPLE:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html> <!-- Copyright (c) Nematrian Limited 2018 -->
<head>
<style>
div {width: 100px; height: 40px; position: relative;
background: yellow; animation: anim 2s infinite;}
div.x1 {animation-play-state: running;}
@keyframes anim {from {left: 0px} to {left: 50px;} }
</style>
</head>
<body>
1. Element set using in-file HTML style<br>
<div class="x1"> </div><br><br>
2. Element set using JavaScript<br>
<div id="x2"> </div>
<script>
document.getElementById("x2").style.animationPlayState = "paused";
</script>
</body>
</html>
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FUNCTION THAT MAY ASSIST IN TESTING WHETHER FEATURE IS SUPPORTED:
function isSupportedCSSPropertyAnimationPlayState() {
var x = document.createElement("DIV"); x.style.animationPlayState = "paused"; return (window.getComputedStyle(x, null).animationPlayState == "paused");
} |
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