The window.cancelAnimationFrame()
method cancels an animation frame request previously scheduled through a call to window.requestAnimationFrame()
.
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Window: cancelAnimationFrame() method
Syntax
js
cancelAnimationFrame(requestID)
Parameters
-
requestID
-
The ID value returned by the call to
window.requestAnimationFrame()
that requested the callback.
Return value
None (undefined
).
Examples
js
const requestAnimationFrame =
window.requestAnimationFrame ||
window.mozRequestAnimationFrame ||
window.webkitRequestAnimationFrame ||
window.msRequestAnimationFrame;
const cancelAnimationFrame =
window.cancelAnimationFrame || window.mozCancelAnimationFrame;
const start = Date.now();
let myReq;
function step(timestamp) {
const progress = timestamp - start;
d.style.left = `${Math.min(progress / 10, 200)}px`;
if (progress < 2000) {
// it's important to update the requestId each time you're calling requestAnimationFrame
myReq = requestAnimationFrame(step);
}
}
myReq = requestAnimationFrame(step);
// the cancellation uses the last requestId
cancelAnimationFrame(myReq);
Specifications
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
cancelAnimationFrame |
24 | 12 | 2311–23 | 10 | 15 | 76–7 | 4.4 | 25 | 2314–23 | 14 | 76–7 | 1.5 |
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/cancelAnimationFrame