This is an experimental technology
Because this technology's specification has not stabilized, check the compatibility table for usage in various browsers. Also note that the syntax and behavior of an experimental technology is subject to change in future versions of browsers as the specification changes.
The DocumentTimeline
interface of the the Web Animations API represents animation timelines, including the default document timeline (accessed via Document.timeline
).
Constructor
DocumentTimeline.DocumentTimeline()
- Creates a new
DocumentTimeline
object associated with the active document of the current browsing context.
Properties
This interface inherits its property from its parent, AnimationTimeline
.
AnimationTimeline.currentTime
- Returns the time value in milliseconds for this timeline or
null
if it is inactive.
Examples
We could share a single documentTimeline
among multiple animations, thus allowing us to manipulate just that group of animations via their shared timeline. This bit of code would start all the cats animating 500 milliseconds into their animations:
var cats = document.querySelectorAll('.sharedTimelineCat'); cats = Array.prototype.slice.call(cats); var sharedTimeline = new DocumentTimeline(500); cats.forEach(function(cat) { var catKeyframes = new KeyframeEffect(cat, keyframes, timing); var catAnimation = new Animation(catKeyframes, sharedTimeline); catAnimation.play(); });
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Web Animations The definition of 'DocumentTimeline' in that specification. |
Working Draft | Editor's draft. |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | No support | No support | No support | No support | No support |
Feature | Android | Android Webview | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile | Chrome for Android |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | No support | No support | No support | No support | No support | No support | No support | No support |