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EffectTiming.duration

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Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The duration property of the dictionary EffectTiming in the Web Animations API specifies the duration in milliseconds that a single iteration (from beginning to end) the animation should take to complete.

Element.animate(), KeyframeEffectReadOnly(), and KeyframeEffect() all accept an object of timing properties including duration. The value of duration corresponds directly to AnimationEffectTimingReadOnly.duration in timing objects returned by AnimationEffectReadOnly, KeyframeEffectReadOnly, and KeyframeEffect.

Syntax

var timingProperties = {
  duration: durationInMilliseconds | "auto"
};

timingProperties.duration = durationInMilliseconds | "auto";

Value

The number of milliseconds long a single beginning-to-end iteration of the animation should take. The default is "auto". This value must not be negative; otherwise, it can have any value (including positive infinity).

Currently, a value of "auto" is the same as specifying 0.0. This is a forwards-compatiblity measure since in the future, "auto" will be expanded to take into account the duration of any child effects. Consider using "auto" rather than 0 if that makes sense.

Exceptions

TypeError
The specified value is either a string other than "auto", a number less than zero, NaN, or some other type of object entirely.

Examples

In the Pool of Tears example, each tear is passed a random duration via its timing object:

// Randomizer function
var getRandomMsRange = function(min, max) {
  return Math.random() * (max - min) + min;
}

// Loop through each tear
tears.forEach(function(el) { 

  // Animate each tear
  el.animate(
    tearsFalling, 
    {
       delay: getRandomMsRange(-1000, 1000), // randomized for each tear
       duration: getRandomMsRange(2000, 6000), // randomized for each tear
       iterations: Infinity,
       easing: "cubic-bezier(0.6, 0.04, 0.98, 0.335)"
    });
});

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
Web Animations
The definition of 'duration' in that specification.
Working Draft Editor's draft.

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

Desktop
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support Yes ? 63 No Yes No
Mobile
Android webview Chrome for Android Edge Mobile Firefox for Android Opera for Android iOS Safari Samsung Internet
Basic support ? ? ? 63 No No ?

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/EffectTiming/duration