Animation

This article demonstrates how to create simple animations and manage their sequence using Aspose.Slides for Node.js via Java.

Add an Animation

Create a rectangle shape and apply a fade effect triggered on click.

function addAnimation() {
    let presentation = new aspose.slides.Presentation();
    try {
        let slide = presentation.getSlides().get_Item(0);

        let shape = slide.getShapes().addAutoShape(aspose.slides.ShapeType.Rectangle, 50, 50, 100, 100);

        // Fade effect.
        slide.getTimeline().getMainSequence().addEffect(
            shape, aspose.slides.EffectType.Fade, aspose.slides.EffectSubtype.None, aspose.slides.EffectTriggerType.OnClick);

        presentation.save("animation.pptx", aspose.slides.SaveFormat.Pptx);
    } finally {
        presentation.dispose();
    }
}

Access an Animation

Retrieve the first animation effect from the slide timeline.

function accessAnimation() {
    let presentation = new aspose.slides.Presentation("animation.pptx");
    try {
        let slide = presentation.getSlides().get_Item(0);

        // Access the first animation effect.
        let effect = slide.getTimeline().getMainSequence().get_Item(0);
    } finally {
        presentation.dispose();
    }
}

Remove an Animation

Remove an animation effect from the sequence.

function removeAnimation() {
    let presentation = new aspose.slides.Presentation("animation.pptx");
    try {
        let slide = presentation.getSlides().get_Item(0);

        if (slide.getTimeline().getMainSequence().length > 0) {
            // Remove the first effect.
            slide.getTimeline().getMainSequence().removeAt(0);
        }

        presentation.save("animation_removed.pptx", aspose.slides.SaveFormat.Pptx);
    } finally {
        presentation.dispose();
    }
}

Sequence Animations

Add multiple effects and demonstrate the order in which animations occur.

function sequenceAnimations() {
    let presentation = new aspose.slides.Presentation();
    try {
        let slide = presentation.getSlides().get_Item(0);

        let shape1 = slide.getShapes().addAutoShape(aspose.slides.ShapeType.Rectangle, 50, 50, 100, 100);
        let shape2 = slide.getShapes().addAutoShape(aspose.slides.ShapeType.Ellipse, 200, 50, 100, 100);

        let sequence = slide.getTimeline().getMainSequence();
        sequence.addEffect(
            shape1, aspose.slides.EffectType.Fly, aspose.slides.EffectSubtype.Bottom, aspose.slides.EffectTriggerType.OnClick);
        sequence.addEffect(
            shape2, aspose.slides.EffectType.Fly, aspose.slides.EffectSubtype.Bottom, aspose.slides.EffectTriggerType.OnClick);

        presentation.save("animation_sequence.pptx", aspose.slides.SaveFormat.Pptx);
    } finally {
        presentation.dispose();
    }
}