AnimationEvent.initAnimationEvent()

Obsolete
This feature is obsolete. Although it may still work in some browsers, its use is discouraged since it could be removed at any time. Try to avoid using it.

Non-standard
This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.

Summary

The AnimationEvent.initAnimationEvent() method Initializes an animation event created using the deprecated Document.createEvent("AnimationEvent") method.

AnimationEvent created this way are untrusted.

Note: During the standardization process, this method was removed from the specification. It has been deprecated and is in the progress of being removed from most implementations. Do not use this method; instead, use the standard constructor, AnimationEvent(), to create a synthetic AnimationEvent.

Syntax

animationEvent.initAnimationEvent(typeArg, canBubbleArg, cancelableArg, animationNameArg, elapsedTimeArg);

Parameters

typeArg
A DOMString identifying the specific type of animation event that occurred. The following values are allowed:
Value Meaning
animationstart The animation has started.
animationend The animation completed.
animationiteration The current iteration just completed.
canBubbleArg
A Boolean flag indicating if the event can bubble (true) or not (false).
cancelableArg
A Boolean flag indicating if the event associated action can be avoided (true) or not (false).
animationNameArg
A DOMString containing the value of the animation-name CSS property associated with the transition.
elapsedTimeArg
A float indicating the amount of time the animation has been running, in seconds, as of the time the event was fired, excluding any time the animation was paused. For an "animationstart" event, elapsedTime is 0.0 unless there was a negative value for animation-delay, in which case the event will be fired with elapsedTime containing  (-1 * delay).

Browser compatibility

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ChromeEdgeFirefoxInternet ExplorerOperaSafariAndroid webviewChrome for AndroidFirefox for AndroidOpera for AndroidSafari on iOSSamsung Internet
initAnimationEvent
ExperimentalDeprecatedNon-standard
Chrome No support 1 — 18
Alternate Name
No support 1 — 18
Alternate Name
Alternate Name Uses the non-standard name: initWebKitAnimationEvent
Edge No support 12 — 16Firefox No support 6 — 23IE Full support 10Opera No support 12.1 — 15Safari No support 4 — 6
Alternate Name
No support 4 — 6
Alternate Name
Alternate Name Uses the non-standard name: initWebKitAnimationEvent
WebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android No support 6 — 23Opera Android No support 12.1 — 14Safari iOS No support 3.2 — 6
Alternate Name
No support 3.2 — 6
Alternate Name
Alternate Name Uses the non-standard name: initWebKitAnimationEvent
Samsung Internet Android No support No

Legend

Full support  
Full support
No support  
No support
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
Uses a non-standard name.
Uses a non-standard name.

See also