Javascript Reference - HTML DOM Style animationDirection Property

The animationDirection property sets or gets whether to play the animation in reverse on alternate cycles.

Browser Support


`Style animationDirection`	No	No	Yes	No	No

Syntax

Return the animationDirection property:

var v = object.style.animationDirection;

Set the animationDirection property:

object.style.animationDirection='normal|reverse|alternate|alternate-reverse|initial|inherit'

Property Values

normal(Default): play animation in normal way
reverse: play animation in reverse direction
alternate: play animation as normal every odd time (1,3,5,etc..) and in reverse direction every even time (2,4,6,etc...)
alternate-reverse: play animation in reverse direction every odd time (1,3,5,etc..) and in a normal direction every even time (2,4,6,etc...)

Technical Details

Default Value:	normal
Return Value:	A string representing the animation-direction property
CSS Version	CSS3

Example

The following code shows how to change the animationDirection property of a <div> element.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style> 
div {<!-- ww w  .ja  v a 2s .  c o m-->
    width: 100px;
    height: 100px;
    background: red;
    position: relative;
    -webkit-animation: mymove 5s infinite; /* Chrome, Safari, Opera */
    animation: mymove 5s infinite;
}

/* Chrome, Safari, Opera */
@-webkit-keyframes mymove {
    from {left: 0px;}
    to {left: 200px;}
}

@keyframes mymove {
    from {left: 0px;}
    to {left: 200px;}
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>

<script>
function myFunction() {
    document.getElementById("myDIV").style.WebkitAnimationDirection = "reverse";  // Code for Chrome, Safari, and Opera
    document.getElementById("myDIV").style.animationDirection = "reverse";
}
</script>

<div id="myDIV"></div>

</body>
</html>

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