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AnimationEvent animationName Property

Event Object Reference Event Object

Example

Get the animation name associated with an animation:

var x = document.getElementById("myDIV");
x.addEventListener("animationstart", myStartFunction);

function myStartFunction(event) {
    this.innerHTML = "Animation-name is: " + event.animationName;
}
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Definition and Usage

The animationName property returns the name of the animation, when an animation event occurs.

The name of the animation is the value of the animation-name CSS property.

This property is read-only.


Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Property
animationName Yes 10.0 6.0 Yes Yes

Syntax

event.animationName

Technical Details

Return Value: A String, representing the name of the animation

Related Pages

HTML DOM reference: The animationstart Event

HTML DOM reference: The animationiteration Event

HTML DOM reference: The animationend Event

HTML DOM reference: AnimationEvent elapsedTime Property

CSS reference: CSS3 animation Property

CSS reference: CSS3 animation-name Property


Event Object Reference Event Object