jQuery Effect - animate() Method
Description
The animate( ) method performs a custom animation of a set of CSS properties.
Syntax
Here is the simple syntax to use this method −
selector.animate( params, [duration, easing, callback] );
Parameters
Here is the description of all the parameters used by this method
params − A map of CSS properties that the animation will move toward.
duration − This is optional parameter representing how long the animation will run.
easing − This is optional parameter representing which easing function to use for the transition.
callback − This is optional parameter representing a function to call once the animation is complete.
Example
Following is a simple example a simple showing the usage of this method −
Live Demo<html> <head> <title>The jQuery Example</title> <script type = "text/javascript" src = "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.3/jquery.min.js"> </script> <script type = "text/javascript" language = "javascript"> $(document).ready(function() { $("#out").click(function(){ $("#block").animate({ width: "70%", opacity: 0.4, marginLeft: "0.6in", fontSize: "3em", borderWidth: "10px" }, 1500 ); }); $("#in").click(function(){ $("#block").animate({ width: "100", opacity: 1.0, marginLeft: "0in", fontSize: "100%", borderWidth: "1px" }, 1500 ); }); }); </script> <style> div {background-color:#bca; width:100px; border:1px solid green;} </style> </head> <body> <p>Click on any of the buttons</p> <button id = "out"> Animate Out </button> <button id = "in"> Animate In</button> <div id = "block">Hello</div> </body> </html>
This will produce following result −