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Tween Class

Extends EventDispatcher
Defined in: Tween:79
Module: TweenJS

A Tween instance tweens properties for a single target. Instance methods can be chained for easy construction and sequencing:

Example

 target.alpha = 1;
    Tween.get(target)
         .wait(500)
         .to({alpha:0, visible:false}, 1000)
         .call(handleComplete);
    function handleComplete() {
        //Tween complete
    }

Multiple tweens can point to the same instance, however if they affect the same properties there could be unexpected behaviour. To stop all tweens on an object, use removeTweens or pass override:true in the props argument.

 Tween.get(target, {override:true}).to({x:100});

Subscribe to the "change" event to get notified when a property of the target is changed.

 Tween.get(target, {override:true}).to({x:100}).addEventListener("change", handleChange);
 function handleChange(event) {
     // The tween changed.
 }

See the Tween get method for additional param documentation.

Constructor

Tween

(
  • target
  • [props]
  • [pluginData]
)

Defined in Tween:79

Parameters:

  • target Object

    The target object that will have its properties tweened.

  • [props] Object optional

    The configuration properties to apply to this tween instance (ex. {loop:true, paused:true}. All properties default to false. Supported props are:

    • loop: sets the loop property on this tween.
    • useTicks: uses ticks for all durations instead of milliseconds.
    • ignoreGlobalPause: sets the ignoreGlobalPause property on this tween.
    • override: if true, Tween.removeTweens(target) will be called to remove any other tweens with the same target.
    • paused: indicates whether to start the tween paused.
    • position: indicates the initial position for this tween.
    • onChange: specifies a listener for the "change" event.

  • [pluginData] Object optional

    An object containing data for use by installed plugins. See individual plugins' documentation for details.

Methods

_addAction

(
  • o
)
protected

Defined in _addAction:878

Parameters:

_addStep

(
  • o
)
protected

Defined in _addStep:864

Parameters:

_appendQueueProps

(
  • o
)
protected

Defined in _appendQueueProps:813

Parameters:

_cloneProps

(
  • props
)
protected

Defined in _cloneProps:851

Parameters:

_dispatchEvent

(
  • eventObj
  • eventPhase
)
protected

Inherited from EventDispatcher: _dispatchEvent:377

Parameters:

_register

(
  • tween
  • value
)
protected static

Defined in _register:495

Registers or unregisters a tween with the ticking system.

Parameters:

  • tween Tween

    The tween instance to register or unregister.

  • value Boolean

    If true, the tween is registered. If false the tween is unregistered.

_runActions

(
  • startPos
  • endPos
  • includeStart
)
protected

Defined in _runActions:784

Parameters:

_set

(
  • props
  • o
)
protected

Defined in _set:889

Parameters:

_updateTargetProps

(
  • step
  • ratio
)
protected

Defined in _updateTargetProps:740

Parameters:

addEventListener

(
  • type
  • listener
  • [useCapture]
)
Function | Object

Inherited from EventDispatcher: addEventListener:149

Adds the specified event listener. Note that adding multiple listeners to the same function will result in multiple callbacks getting fired.

Example

 displayObject.addEventListener("click", handleClick);
 function handleClick(event) {
    // Click happened.
 }

Parameters:

  • type String

    The string type of the event.

  • listener Function | Object

    An object with a handleEvent method, or a function that will be called when the event is dispatched.

  • [useCapture] Boolean optional

    For events that bubble, indicates whether to listen for the event in the capture or bubbling/target phase.

Returns:

Function | Object:

Returns the listener for chaining or assignment.

call

(
  • callback
  • params
  • scope
)
Tween

Defined in call:570

Queues an action to call the specified function.

Parameters:

  • callback Function

    The function to call.

  • params Array

    Optional. The parameters to call the function with. If this is omitted, then the function will be called with a single param pointing to this tween.

  • scope Object

    Optional. The scope to call the function in. If omitted, it will be called in the target's scope.

Returns:

Tween:

This tween instance (for chaining calls).

Example:

  //would call myFunction() after 1s.
  myTween.wait(1000).call(myFunction);

clone

() protected

Defined in clone:731

dispatchEvent

(
  • eventObj
)
Boolean

Inherited from EventDispatcher: dispatchEvent:287

Dispatches the specified event to all listeners.

Example

 // Use a string event
 this.dispatchEvent("complete");

 // Use an Event instance
 var event = new createjs.Event("progress");
 this.dispatchEvent(event);

Parameters:

  • eventObj Object | String | Event

    An object with a "type" property, or a string type. While a generic object will work, it is recommended to use a CreateJS Event instance. If a string is used, dispatchEvent will construct an Event instance with the specified type.

Returns:

Boolean:

Returns the value of eventObj.defaultPrevented.

get

(
  • target
  • [props]
  • [pluginData]
  • [override=false]
)
Tween static

Defined in get:357

Returns a new tween instance. This is functionally identical to using "new Tween(...)", but looks cleaner with the chained syntax of TweenJS.

Parameters:

  • target Object

    The target object that will have its properties tweened.

  • [props] Object optional

    The configuration properties to apply to this tween instance (ex. {loop:true, paused:true}). All properties default to false. Supported props are:

    • loop: sets the loop property on this tween.
    • useTicks: uses ticks for all durations instead of milliseconds.
    • ignoreGlobalPause: sets the ignoreGlobalPause property on this tween.
    • override: if true, Tween.removeTweens(target) will be called to remove any other tweens with the same target.
    • paused: indicates whether to start the tween paused.
    • position: indicates the initial position for this tween.
    • onChange: specifies a listener for the "change" event.

  • [pluginData] Object optional

    An object containing data for use by installed plugins. See individual plugins' documentation for details.

  • [override=false] Boolean optional

    If true, any previous tweens on the same target will be removed. This is the same as calling Tween.removeTweens(target).

Returns:

Tween:

A reference to the created tween. Additional chained tweens, method calls, or callbacks can be applied to the returned tween instance.

Example:

var tween = createjs.Tween.get(target);

handleEvent

(
  • event
)
private static

Defined in handleEvent:406

Available since 0.4.2

Handle events that result from Tween being used as an event handler. This is included to allow Tween to handle tick events from createjs.Ticker. No other events are handled in Tween.

Parameters:

hasActiveTweens

(
  • [target]
)
Boolean static

Defined in hasActiveTweens:458

Indicates whether there are any active tweens (and how many) on the target object (if specified) or in general.

Parameters:

  • [target] Object optional

    The target to check for active tweens. If not specified, the return value will indicate if there are any active tweens on any target.

Returns:

Boolean:

If there are active tweens.

hasEventListener

(
  • type
)
Boolean

Inherited from EventDispatcher: hasEventListener:336

Indicates whether there is at least one listener for the specified event type.

Parameters:

  • type String

    The string type of the event.

Returns:

Boolean:

Returns true if there is at least one listener for the specified event.

initialize

() deprecated protected

Inherited from EventDispatcher: initialize:110

REMOVED. Removed in favor of using MySuperClass_constructor. See extend and promote for details.

There is an inheritance tutorial distributed with EaselJS in /tutorials/Inheritance.

installPlugin

(
  • plugin
  • properties
)
static

Defined in installPlugin:471

Installs a plugin, which can modify how certain properties are handled when tweened. See the CSSPlugin for an example of how to write TweenJS plugins.

Parameters:

  • plugin Object

    The plugin class to install

  • properties Array

    An array of properties that the plugin will handle.

off

(
  • type
  • listener
  • [useCapture]
)

Inherited from EventDispatcher: off:254

A shortcut to the removeEventListener method, with the same parameters and return value. This is a companion to the .on method.

Parameters:

  • type String

    The string type of the event.

  • listener Function | Object

    The listener function or object.

  • [useCapture] Boolean optional

    For events that bubble, indicates whether to listen for the event in the capture or bubbling/target phase.

on

(
  • type
  • listener
  • [scope]
  • [once=false]
  • [data]
  • [useCapture=false]
)
Function

Inherited from EventDispatcher: on:182

A shortcut method for using addEventListener that makes it easier to specify an execution scope, have a listener only run once, associate arbitrary data with the listener, and remove the listener.

This method works by creating an anonymous wrapper function and subscribing it with addEventListener. The created anonymous function is returned for use with .removeEventListener (or .off).

Example

    var listener = myBtn.on("click", handleClick, null, false, {count:3});
    function handleClick(evt, data) {
        data.count -= 1;
        console.log(this == myBtn); // true - scope defaults to the dispatcher
        if (data.count == 0) {
            alert("clicked 3 times!");
            myBtn.off("click", listener);
            // alternately: evt.remove();
        }
    }

Parameters:

  • type String

    The string type of the event.

  • listener Function | Object

    An object with a handleEvent method, or a function that will be called when the event is dispatched.

  • [scope] Object optional

    The scope to execute the listener in. Defaults to the dispatcher/currentTarget for function listeners, and to the listener itself for object listeners (ie. using handleEvent).

  • [once=false] Boolean optional

    If true, the listener will remove itself after the first time it is triggered.

  • [data] optional

    Arbitrary data that will be included as the second parameter when the listener is called.

  • [useCapture=false] Boolean optional

    For events that bubble, indicates whether to listen for the event in the capture or bubbling/target phase.

Returns:

Function:

Returns the anonymous function that was created and assigned as the listener. This is needed to remove the listener later using .removeEventListener.

pause

(
  • tween
)
Tween

Defined in pause:615

Queues an action to to pause the specified tween.

Parameters:

  • tween Tween

    The tween to play. If null, it pauses this tween.

Returns:

Tween:

This tween instance (for chaining calls)

play

(
  • tween
)
Tween

Defined in play:602

Queues an action to to play (unpause) the specified tween. This enables you to sequence multiple tweens.

Parameters:

  • tween Tween

    The tween to play.

Returns:

Tween:

This tween instance (for chaining calls).

Example:

myTween.to({x:100},500).play(otherTween);

removeAllEventListeners

(
  • [type]
)

Inherited from EventDispatcher: removeAllEventListeners:265

Removes all listeners for the specified type, or all listeners of all types.

Example

 // Remove all listeners
 displayObject.removeAllEventListeners();

 // Remove all click listeners
 displayObject.removeAllEventListeners("click");

Parameters:

  • [type] String optional

    The string type of the event. If omitted, all listeners for all types will be removed.

removeAllTweens

() static

Defined in removeAllTweens:442

Available since 0.4.1

Stop and remove all existing tweens.

removeEventListener

(
  • type
  • listener
  • [useCapture]
)

Inherited from EventDispatcher: removeEventListener:224

Removes the specified event listener.

Important Note: that you must pass the exact function reference used when the event was added. If a proxy function, or function closure is used as the callback, the proxy/closure reference must be used - a new proxy or closure will not work.

Example

 displayObject.removeEventListener("click", handleClick);

Parameters:

  • type String

    The string type of the event.

  • listener Function | Object

    The listener function or object.

  • [useCapture] Boolean optional

    For events that bubble, indicates whether to listen for the event in the capture or bubbling/target phase.

removeTweens

(
  • target
)
static

Defined in removeTweens:422

Removes all existing tweens for a target. This is called automatically by new tweens if the override property is true.

Parameters:

  • target Object

    The target object to remove existing tweens from.

set

(
  • props
  • target
)
Tween

Defined in set:588

Queues an action to set the specified props on the specified target. If target is null, it will use this tween's target.

Parameters:

  • props Object

    The properties to set (ex. {visible:false}).

  • target Object

    Optional. The target to set the properties on. If omitted, they will be set on the tween's target.

Returns:

Tween:

This tween instance (for chaining calls).

Example:

myTween.wait(1000).set({visible:false},foo);

setPaused

(
  • value
)
Tween

Defined in setPaused:703

Pauses or plays this tween.

Parameters:

  • value Boolean

    Indicates whether the tween should be paused (true) or played (false).

Returns:

Tween:

This tween instance (for chaining calls)

setPosition

(
  • value
  • actionsMode
)
Boolean

Defined in setPosition:626

Advances the tween to a specified position.

Parameters:

  • value Number

    The position to seek to in milliseconds (or ticks if useTicks is true).

  • actionsMode Number

    Optional parameter specifying how actions are handled (ie. call, set, play, pause): Tween.NONE (0) - run no actions. Tween.LOOP (1) - if new position is less than old, then run all actions between old and duration, then all actions between 0 and new. Defaults to LOOP. Tween.REVERSE (2) - if new position is less than old, run all actions between them in reverse.

Returns:

Boolean:

Returns true if the tween is complete (ie. the full tween has run & loop is false).

tick

(
  • delta
  • paused
)
static

Defined in tick:387

Advances all tweens. This typically uses the Ticker class, but you can call it manually if you prefer to use your own "heartbeat" implementation.

Parameters:

  • delta Number

    The change in time in milliseconds since the last tick. Required unless all tweens have useTicks set to true.

  • paused Boolean

    Indicates whether a global pause is in effect. Tweens with ignoreGlobalPause will ignore this, but all others will pause if this is true.

tick

(
  • delta
)

Defined in tick:691

Advances this tween by the specified amount of time in milliseconds (or ticks if useTicks is true). This is normally called automatically by the Tween engine (via Tween.tick), but is exposed for advanced uses.

Parameters:

  • delta Number

    The time to advance in milliseconds (or ticks if useTicks is true).

to

(
  • props
  • duration
  • ease
)
Tween

Defined in to:551

Queues a tween from the current values to the target properties. Set duration to 0 to jump to these value. Numeric properties will be tweened from their current value in the tween to the target value. Non-numeric properties will be set at the end of the specified duration.

Parameters:

  • props Object

    An object specifying property target values for this tween (Ex. {x:300} would tween the x property of the target to 300).

  • duration Number

    Optional. The duration of the wait in milliseconds (or in ticks if useTicks is true). Defaults to 0.

  • ease Function

    Optional. The easing function to use for this tween. Defaults to a linear ease.

Returns:

Tween:

This tween instance (for chaining calls).

Example:

createjs.Tween.get(target).to({alpha:0}, 1000);

toString

() String

Inherited from EventDispatcher but overwritten in toString:722

Returns a string representation of this object.

Returns:

String:

a string representation of the instance.

wait

(
  • duration
  • passive
)
Tween

Defined in wait:533

Queues a wait (essentially an empty tween).

Parameters:

  • duration Number

    The duration of the wait in milliseconds (or in ticks if useTicks is true).

  • passive Boolean

    Tween properties will not be updated during a passive wait. This is mostly useful for use with Timeline's that contain multiple tweens affecting the same target at different times.

Returns:

Tween:

This tween instance (for chaining calls).

Example:

//This tween will wait 1s before alpha is faded to 0.
createjs.Tween.get(target).wait(1000).to({alpha:0}, 1000);

willTrigger

(
  • type
)
Boolean

Inherited from EventDispatcher: willTrigger:347

Indicates whether there is at least one listener for the specified event type on this object or any of its ancestors (parent, parent's parent, etc). A return value of true indicates that if a bubbling event of the specified type is dispatched from this object, it will trigger at least one listener.

This is similar to hasEventListener, but it searches the entire event flow for a listener, not just this object.

Parameters:

  • type String

    The string type of the event.

Returns:

Boolean:

Returns true if there is at least one listener for the specified event.

Properties

_actions

Array protected

Defined in _actions:226

_captureListeners

Object protected

Inherited from EventDispatcher: _captureListeners:101

_curQueueProps

Object protected

Defined in _curQueueProps:205

_inited

Boolean protected

Defined in _inited:275

Default: false

_initQueueProps

Object protected

Defined in _initQueueProps:212

_listeners

ArrayTween protected static

Inherited from EventDispatcher but overwritten in _listeners:339

_paused

Boolean protected

Defined in _paused:197

Default: false

_plugins

Object protected static

Defined in _plugins:347

_prevPos

Number protected

Defined in _prevPos:251

Normalized position.

Default: -1

_prevPosition

Number protected

Defined in _prevPosition:233

Raw position.

Default: 0

_stepPosition

Number protected

Defined in _stepPosition:242

The position within the current stethis.

Default: 0

_steps

Array protected

Defined in _steps:219

_target

Object protected

Defined in _target:260

_useTicks

Boolean protected

Defined in _useTicks:267

Default: false

duration

Number

Defined in duration:146

Read-only. Specifies the total duration of this tween in milliseconds (or ticks if useTicks is true). This value is automatically updated as you modify the tween. Changing it directly could result in unexpected behaviour.

Default: 0

IGNORE

Object static

Defined in IGNORE:331

Constant returned by plugins to tell the tween not to use default assignment.

ignoreGlobalPause

Boolean

Defined in ignoreGlobalPause:127

Causes this tween to continue playing when a global pause is active. For example, if TweenJS is using Ticker, then setting this to true (the default) will cause this tween to be paused when Ticker.setPaused(true) is called. See the Tween tick method for more info. Can be set via the props parameter.

Default: false

LOOP

Number static

Defined in LOOP:313

Constant defining the loop actionsMode for use with setPosition.

Default: 1

loop

Boolean

Defined in loop:138

If true, the tween will loop when it reaches the end. Can be set via the props param.

Default: false

NONE

Number static

Defined in NONE:304

Constant defining the none actionsMode for use with setPosition.

Default: 0

passive

Boolean

Defined in passive:189

Read-only. Indicates the tween's current position is within a passive wait.

pluginData

Object

Defined in pluginData:156

Allows you to specify data that will be used by installed plugins. Each plugin uses this differently, but in general you specify data by setting it to a property of pluginData with the same name as the plugin class.

Example:

myTween.pluginData.PluginClassName = data;


Also, most plugins support a property to enable or disable them. This is typically the plugin class name followed by "_enabled".

myTween.pluginData.PluginClassName_enabled = false;<br/>


Some plugins also store instance data in this object, usually in a property named _PluginClassName. See the documentation for individual plugins for more details.

position

Object

Defined in position:181

Read-only. The current normalized position of the tween. This will always be a value between 0 and duration. Changing this property directly will have no effect.

REVERSE

Number static

Defined in REVERSE:322

Constant defining the reverse actionsMode for use with setPosition.

Default: 2

target

Object

Defined in target:173

Read-only. The target of this tween. This is the object on which the tweened properties will be changed. Changing this property after the tween is created will not have any effect.

Events

change

Defined in change:525

Available since 0.4.0

Called whenever the tween's position changes.