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+
+/*!
+\page qmlanimation.html
+\title QML Animation
+
+Animation in QML is done by animating properties of objects. Properties of type
+real, int, color, rect, point, and size can all be animated.
+
+QML supports three different forms of animation - basic property animation,
+transitions, and property behaviors.
+
+\section1 Basic Property Animation
+
+The simplest form of animation is directly using \l PropertyAnimation, which can animate all of the property
+types listed above. If the property you are animating is a number or color, you can alternatively use
+NumberAnimation or ColorAnimation. These elements don't add any additional functionality,
+but will help enforce type correctness and are slightly more efficient.
+
+A property animation can be specified as a value source. This is especially useful for repeating animations.
+
+The following example creates a bouncing effect:
+\qml
+Rectangle {
+ id: rect
+ width: 120; height: 200;
+ Image {
+ id: img
+ source: "qt-logo.png"
+ x: 60-img.width/2
+ y: 0
+ y: SequentialAnimation {
+ running: true
+ repeat: true
+ NumberAnimation { to: 200-img.height; easing: "easeOutBounce"; duration: 2000 }
+ PauseAnimation { duration: 1000 }
+ NumberAnimation { to: 0; easing: "easeOutQuad"; duration: 1000 }
+ }
+ }
+}
+\endqml
+
+\image propanim.gif
+
+When you assign an animation as a value source, you do not need to specify \c property
+or \c target; they are automatically selected for you. You do, however, need to specify \c to, and explicitly
+start the animation (usually via the \c running property).
+
+\qml
+Rectangle {
+ id: rect
+ width: 200; height: 200;
+ Rectangle {
+ color: "red"
+ width: 50; height: 50
+ x: NumberAnimation { to: 50; running: true }
+ }
+}
+\endqml
+
+A property animation can also be specified as a resource that is manipulated from script.
+
+\qml
+PropertyAnimation {
+ id: animation
+ target: image
+ property: "scale"
+ from: 1; to: .5
+}
+Image {
+ id: image
+ source: "image.png"
+ MouseRegion {
+ anchors.fill: parent
+ onPressed: animation.start()
+ }
+}
+\endqml
+
+As can be seen, when an animation is used like this (as opposed to as a value source) you will need
+to explicitly set the \c target and \c property to animate.
+
+Animations can be joined into a group using SequentialAnimation and ParallelAnimation.
+
+\target state-transitions
+\section1 Transitions
+
+QML transitions describe animations to perform when \l{qmlstates}{state} changes occur. A transition
+can only be triggered by a state change.
+
+For example, a transition could describe how an item moves from its initial position to its new position:
+
+\code
+transitions: [
+ Transition {
+ NumberAnimation {
+ matchProperties: "x,y"
+ easing: "easeOutBounce"
+ duration: 200
+ }
+ }
+]
+\endcode
+
+As you can see from the above example, transitions make use of the same basic animation classes introduced
+above. However, you generally use a different set of properties when working with transitions. In the example,
+no \c target or \c property has been specified. Instead, we have specified \c matchProperties,
+which (along with \c matchTargets) acts as a selector to determine which property changes to animate;
+in this case, we will animate any x,y properties that have changed on any objects.
+
+QML transitions also have selectors to determine which state changes a transition should apply to:
+
+\code
+Transition {
+ from: "*"
+ to: "details"
+ ...
+}
+\endcode
+
+Transitions can happen in parallel, in sequence, or in any combination of the two. By default, the top-level
+animations in a transition will happen in parallel. The following example shows a rather complex transition
+making use of both sequential and parallel animations:
+
+\code
+Transition {
+ from: "*"
+ to: "MyState"
+ reversible: true
+ SequentialAnimation {
+ ColorAnimation { duration: 1000 }
+ PauseAnimation { duration: 1000 }
+ ParallelAnimation {
+ NumberAnimation {
+ duration: 1000
+ easing: "easeOutBounce"
+ matchTargets: box1
+ matchProperties: "x,y"
+ }
+ NumberAnimation {
+ duration: 1000
+ matchTargets: box2
+ matchProperties: "x,y"
+ }
+ }
+ }
+}
+\endcode
+
+To insert an explicit animation into your transition, you can use \target and \property as normal.
+
+\code
+Transition {
+ from: "*"
+ to: "MyState"
+ reversible: true
+ SequentialAnimation {
+ NumberAnimation {
+ duration: 1000
+ easing: "easeOutBounce"
+ // animate myItem's x and y if they have changed in the state
+ matchTargets: myItem
+ matchProperties: "x,y"
+ }
+ NumberAnimation {
+ duration: 1000
+ // animate myItem2's y to 200, regardless of what happens in the state
+ target: myItem2
+ property: "y"
+ to: 200
+ }
+ }
+}
+\endcode
+
+\section1 Property Behaviors
+
+A property behavior specifies a default animation to run whenever the property's value changes, regardless
+of what caused the change. Unlike Transition, Behavior doesn't provide a way to indicate that a Behavior
+should only apply under certain circumstances.
+
+In the following snippet, we specify that we want the x position of redRect to be animated
+whenever it changes. The animation will last 300 milliseconds and use an InOutQuad easing curve.
+
+\qml
+Rectangle {
+ id: redRect
+ color: "red"
+ width: 100; height: 100
+ x: Behavior { NumberAnimation { duration: 300; easing: "InOutQuad" } }
+}
+\endqml
+
+Like using an animation as a value source, when used in a Behavior and animation does not need to specify
+a \c target or \c property.
+
+To trigger this behavior, we could:
+\list
+\o Enter a state that changes x
+
+\qml
+State {
+ name: "myState"
+ PropertyChanges {
+ target: redRect
+ x: 200
+ ...
+ }
+}
+\endqml
+
+\o Update x from a script
+
+\qml
+MouseRegion {
+ ....
+ onClicked: redRect.x = 24;
+}
+\endqml
+\endlist
+
+If x were bound to another property, triggering the binding would also trigger the behavior.
+
+If a state change has a transition animation matching a property with a Behavior, the transition animation
+will override the Behavior for that state change.
+
+*/