- I want a smooth transition between the shapes (the example below shows a sudden transition just so you get an idea where I need a smooth transition).
- The order of the shapes is determined by Javascript (for the example I fixed an arbitrary sequence, but in the actual problem user input determines which shape is choosen, so it isn't known beforehand).
example.svg
:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
width="100%" height="100%" viewBox="0 0 400 400">
<script>
window.animate = function( fromId, toId, next )
{
return function()
{
var elem = document.getElementById( 'elem' );
/* Here a smooth animation is supposed to happen. */
elem.setAttribute( 'xlink:href', '#' + toId );
if( next )
{
window.setTimeout( next, 1000 );
}
};
};
window.onload = function()
{
/* The animation order is determined by javascript. */
var step3 = window.animate( 'path-2', 'path-1', null );
var step2 = window.animate( 'path-1', 'path-2', step3 );
var step1 = window.animate( 'path-0', 'path-1', step2 );
var step0 = window.animate( 'path-0', 'path-0', step1 );
step0();
};
</script>
<style>path{stroke:#000;}</style>
<defs>
<path id="path-0" style="fill:#fcc" d="M0,0 h100 v100 h-100 v-100" />
<path id="path-1" style="fill:#ccf" d="M0,0 h50 l50 50 l-100 50 v-100" />
<path id="path-2" style="fill:#cfc" d="M0,0 h150 l-50 50 l-100 50 v-100" />
</defs>
<use id="elem" xlink:href="#path-0" x="150" y="150" />
</svg>
Supposedly it's somehow doable with <animate>
, but I can't get it to work.
animate.svg
:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
width="100%" height="100%" viewBox="0 0 400 400">
<script>
window.set_animation = function( animId, fromId, toId )
{
var anim = document.getElementById( animId );
var from = document.getElementById( fromId );
var to = document.getElementById( toId );
anim.setAttribute( 'from', from.getAttribute( 'd' ) );
anim.setAttribute( 'to', to.getAttribute( 'd' ) );
};
window.onload = function()
{
/* The animation order is determined by javascript. */
window.set_animation( 'anim-0', 'path-0', 'path-1' );
window.set_animation( 'anim-1', 'path-1', 'path-2' );
window.set_animation( 'anim-2', 'path-2', 'path-1' );
/* Can start animation only once animation steps are defined. */
var anim = document.getElementById( 'anim-0' );
anim.beginElement();
};
</script>
<style>path{stroke:#000;}</style>
<defs>
<path id="path-0" style="fill:#fcc" d="M0,0 l100,0 l0,100 l-100,0 l0,-100" />
<path id="path-1" style="fill:#ccf" d="M0,0 l50,0 l50,50 l-100,50 l0,-100" />
<path id="path-2" style="fill:#cfc" d="M0,0 l150,0 l-50,50 l-100,50 l0,-100" />
</defs>
<path id="elem" x="150" y="150" d="">
<animate id="anim-0" begin="indefinite" attributeType="XML" attributeName="d" dur="2s" from="[set by javascript]" to="[set by javascript]" />
<animate id="anim-1" begin="anim-1.end" attributeType="XML" attributeName="d" dur="2s" from="[set by javascript]" to="[set by javascript]" />
<animate id="anim-2" begin="anim-2.end" attributeType="XML" attributeName="d" dur="2s" from="[set by javascript]" to="[set by javascript]" />
</path>
</svg>