Animator

Kotlin |Java

abstract class Animator : Cloneable

kotlin.Any
↳	android.animation.Animator

Known Direct Subclasses

AnimatorSet, ValueAnimator

AnimatorSet	This class plays a set of `Animator` objects in the specified order.
ValueAnimator	This class provides a simple timing engine for running animations which calculate animated values and set them on target objects.

Known Indirect Subclasses

ObjectAnimator, TimeAnimator

ObjectAnimator	This subclass of `ValueAnimator` provides support for animating properties on target objects.
TimeAnimator	This class provides a simple callback mechanism to listeners that is synchronized with all other animators in the system.

This is the superclass for classes which provide basic support for animations which can be started, ended, and have AnimatorListeners added to them.

Summary

Nested classes
abstract	`AnimatorListener` An animation listener receives notifications from an animation.
abstract	`AnimatorPauseListener` A pause listener receives notifications from an animation when the animation is `paused` or `resumed`.

Constants
static Long	`DURATION_INFINITE` The value used to indicate infinite duration (e.g. when Animators repeat infinitely).

Public constructors
`Animator()`

Public methods
open Unit	`addListener(listener: Animator.AnimatorListener!)` Adds a listener to the set of listeners that are sent events through the life of an animation, such as start, repeat, and end.
open Unit	`addPauseListener(listener: Animator.AnimatorPauseListener!)` Adds a pause listener to this animator.
open Unit	`cancel()` Cancels the animation.
open Animator	`clone()`
open Unit	`end()` Ends the animation.
abstract Long	`getDuration()` Gets the duration of the animation.
open TimeInterpolator!	`getInterpolator()` Returns the timing interpolator that this animation uses.
open ArrayList<Animator.AnimatorListener!>!	`getListeners()` Gets the set of `android.animation.Animator.AnimatorListener` objects that are currently listening for events on this `Animator` object.
abstract Long	`getStartDelay()` The amount of time, in milliseconds, to delay processing the animation after `start()` is called.
open Long	`getTotalDuration()` Gets the total duration of the animation, accounting for animation sequences, start delay, and repeating.
open Boolean	`isPaused()` Returns whether this animator is currently in a paused state.
abstract Boolean	`isRunning()` Returns whether this Animator is currently running (having been started and gone past any initial startDelay period and not yet ended).
open Boolean	`isStarted()` Returns whether this Animator has been started and not yet ended.
open Unit	`pause()` Pauses a running animation.
open Unit	`removeAllListeners()` Removes all `listeners` and `pauseListeners` from this object.
open Unit	`removeListener(listener: Animator.AnimatorListener!)` Removes a listener from the set listening to this animation.
open Unit	`removePauseListener(listener: Animator.AnimatorPauseListener!)` Removes a pause listener from the set listening to this animation.
open Unit	`resume()` Resumes a paused animation, causing the animator to pick up where it left off when it was paused.
abstract Animator!	`setDuration(duration: Long)` Sets the duration of the animation.
abstract Unit	`setInterpolator(value: TimeInterpolator!)` The time interpolator used in calculating the elapsed fraction of the animation.
abstract Unit	`setStartDelay(startDelay: Long)` The amount of time, in milliseconds, to delay processing the animation after `start()` is called.
open Unit	`setTarget(target: Any?)` Sets the target object whose property will be animated by this animation.
open Unit	`setupEndValues()` This method tells the object to use appropriate information to extract ending values for the animation.
open Unit	`setupStartValues()` This method tells the object to use appropriate information to extract starting values for the animation.
open Unit	`start()` Starts this animation.

Constants

DURATION_INFINITE

Added in API level 24

static val DURATION_INFINITE: Long

The value used to indicate infinite duration (e.g. when Animators repeat infinitely).

Value: -1L

Public constructors

Animator

Animator()

Public methods

addListener

Added in API level 11

open fun addListener(listener: Animator.AnimatorListener!): Unit

Adds a listener to the set of listeners that are sent events through the life of an animation, such as start, repeat, and end.

Parameters
`listener`	Animator.AnimatorListener!: the listener to be added to the current set of listeners for this animation.

addPauseListener

Added in API level 19

open fun addPauseListener(listener: Animator.AnimatorPauseListener!): Unit

Adds a pause listener to this animator.

Parameters
`listener`	Animator.AnimatorPauseListener!: the listener to be added to the current set of pause listeners for this animation.

cancel

Added in API level 11

open fun cancel(): Unit

Cancels the animation. Unlike end(), cancel() causes the animation to stop in its tracks, sending an android.animation.Animator.AnimatorListener#onAnimationCancel(Animator) to its listeners, followed by an android.animation.Animator.AnimatorListener#onAnimationEnd(Animator) message.

This method must be called on the thread that is running the animation.

clone

Added in API level 11

open fun clone(): Animator

Return
`Animator`	a clone of this instance.

Exceptions
`java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException`	if the object's class does not support the `Cloneable` interface. Subclasses that override the `clone` method can also throw this exception to indicate that an instance cannot be cloned.

end

Added in API level 11

open fun end(): Unit

Ends the animation. This causes the animation to assign the end value of the property being animated, then calling the android.animation.Animator.AnimatorListener#onAnimationEnd(Animator) method on its listeners.

This method must be called on the thread that is running the animation.

getDuration

Added in API level 11

abstract fun getDuration(): Long

Gets the duration of the animation.

Return
`Long`	The length of the animation, in milliseconds.

getInterpolator

Added in API level 18

open fun getInterpolator(): TimeInterpolator!

Returns the timing interpolator that this animation uses.

Return
`TimeInterpolator!`	The timing interpolator for this animation.

getListeners

Added in API level 11

open fun getListeners(): ArrayList<Animator.AnimatorListener!>!

Gets the set of android.animation.Animator.AnimatorListener objects that are currently listening for events on this Animator object.

Return
`ArrayList<Animator.AnimatorListener!>!`	ArrayList The set of listeners.

getStartDelay

Added in API level 11

abstract fun getStartDelay(): Long

The amount of time, in milliseconds, to delay processing the animation after start() is called.

Return
`Long`	the number of milliseconds to delay running the animation

getTotalDuration

Added in API level 24

open fun getTotalDuration(): Long

Gets the total duration of the animation, accounting for animation sequences, start delay, and repeating. Return DURATION_INFINITE if the duration is infinite.

Return
`Long`	Total time an animation takes to finish, starting from the time `start()` is called. `DURATION_INFINITE` will be returned if the animation or any child animation repeats infinite times.

isPaused

Added in API level 19

open fun isPaused(): Boolean

Returns whether this animator is currently in a paused state.

Return
`Boolean`	True if the animator is currently paused, false otherwise.

See Also

#pause()
#resume()

isRunning

Added in API level 11

abstract fun isRunning(): Boolean

Returns whether this Animator is currently running (having been started and gone past any initial startDelay period and not yet ended).

Return
`Boolean`	Whether the Animator is running.

isStarted

Added in API level 14

open fun isStarted(): Boolean

Returns whether this Animator has been started and not yet ended. For reusable Animators (which most Animators are, apart from the one-shot animator produced by createCircularReveal()), this state is a superset of isRunning(), because an Animator with a nonzero startDelay will return true for isStarted() during the delay phase, whereas isRunning() will return true only after the delay phase is complete. Non-reusable animators will always return true after they have been started, because they cannot return to a non-started state.

Return
`Boolean`	Whether the Animator has been started and not yet ended.

pause

Added in API level 19

open fun pause(): Unit

Pauses a running animation. This method should only be called on the same thread on which the animation was started. If the animation has not yet been started or has since ended, then the call is ignored. Paused animations can be resumed by calling resume().

See Also

removeAllListeners

Added in API level 11

open fun removeAllListeners(): Unit

Removes all listeners and pauseListeners from this object.

removeListener

Added in API level 11

open fun removeListener(listener: Animator.AnimatorListener!): Unit

Removes a listener from the set listening to this animation.

Parameters
`listener`	Animator.AnimatorListener!: the listener to be removed from the current set of listeners for this animation.

removePauseListener

Added in API level 19

open fun removePauseListener(listener: Animator.AnimatorPauseListener!): Unit

Removes a pause listener from the set listening to this animation.

Parameters
`listener`	Animator.AnimatorPauseListener!: the listener to be removed from the current set of pause listeners for this animation.

resume

Added in API level 19

open fun resume(): Unit

Resumes a paused animation, causing the animator to pick up where it left off when it was paused. This method should only be called on the same thread on which the animation was started. Calls to resume() on an animator that is not currently paused will be ignored.

See Also

setDuration

Added in API level 11

abstract fun setDuration(duration: Long): Animator!

Sets the duration of the animation.

Parameters
`duration`	Long: The length of the animation, in milliseconds.

setInterpolator

Added in API level 11

abstract fun setInterpolator(value: TimeInterpolator!): Unit

The time interpolator used in calculating the elapsed fraction of the animation. The interpolator determines whether the animation runs with linear or non-linear motion, such as acceleration and deceleration. The default value is android.view.animation.AccelerateDecelerateInterpolator.

Parameters
`value`	TimeInterpolator!: the interpolator to be used by this animation

setStartDelay

Added in API level 11

abstract fun setStartDelay(startDelay: Long): Unit

The amount of time, in milliseconds, to delay processing the animation after start() is called.

Parameters
`startDelay`	Long: The amount of the delay, in milliseconds

setTarget

Added in API level 11

open fun setTarget(target: Any?): Unit

Sets the target object whose property will be animated by this animation. Not all subclasses operate on target objects (for example, ValueAnimator, but this method is on the superclass for the convenience of dealing generically with those subclasses that do handle targets.

Note: The target is stored as a weak reference internally to avoid leaking resources by having animators directly reference old targets. Therefore, you should ensure that animator targets always have a hard reference elsewhere.

Parameters
`target`	Any?: The object being animated This value may be `null`.

setupEndValues

Added in API level 11

open fun setupEndValues(): Unit

This method tells the object to use appropriate information to extract ending values for the animation. For example, a AnimatorSet object will pass this call to its child objects to tell them to set up the values. A ObjectAnimator object will use the information it has about its target object and PropertyValuesHolder objects to get the start values for its properties. A ValueAnimator object will ignore the request since it does not have enough information (such as a target object) to gather these values.

setupStartValues

Added in API level 11

open fun setupStartValues(): Unit

This method tells the object to use appropriate information to extract starting values for the animation. For example, a AnimatorSet object will pass this call to its child objects to tell them to set up the values. A ObjectAnimator object will use the information it has about its target object and PropertyValuesHolder objects to get the start values for its properties. A ValueAnimator object will ignore the request since it does not have enough information (such as a target object) to gather these values.

start

Added in API level 11

open fun start(): Unit

Starts this animation. If the animation has a nonzero startDelay, the animation will start running after that delay elapses. A non-delayed animation will have its initial value(s) set immediately, followed by calls to AnimatorListener#onAnimationStart(Animator) for any listeners of this animator.

The animation started by calling this method will be run on the thread that called this method. This thread should have a Looper on it (a runtime exception will be thrown if this is not the case). Also, if the animation will animate properties of objects in the view hierarchy, then the calling thread should be the UI thread for that view hierarchy.