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Basic Animation - Transition Classes

Java FX provides a large assortment of animation tools in the Animation package. We will go over how to use the Transition classes.

Methods common to all types of Animation are:

Method	Description
setAutoReverse(boolean)	- false: animations will repeat from beginning to end - true: animations will play in reverse before repeating
setCycleCount(int)	- Animations will play from beginning to end this many times. - If AutoReverse is true, odd cycles are forward, even are backward. - For infinite looping, use an argument of Animation.INDEFINITE
setDelay(Duration)	Delays the start of an animation after play() is called
setRate(double)	- Changes the playback rate as compared to a normal rate of 1.0 - For example, (0.5) is half speed, (2.0) is double speed, (-1.0) is reverse normal speed, (-2.0) is reverse double speed, etc.
play()	Starts an animation
setOnFinished(EventHandler<ActionEvent>)	Attaches an event handler to the Animation so that it runs a custom handle() method when the Animation finishes.

Last modified: March 28, 2023

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