@types/d3-transition

What is @types/d3-transition?

The @types/d3-transition package provides TypeScript type definitions for the d3-transition module, which is part of the D3.js library. This module is used to create and manage smooth transitions for data visualizations, allowing for animated changes to the DOM elements.

What are @types/d3-transition's main functionalities?

Creating a Transition

This feature allows you to create a transition for a selected DOM element. In this example, a circle's 'cx' attribute is animated from 50 to 200 over a duration of 2000 milliseconds.

import * as d3 from 'd3';

const svg = d3.select('svg');
const circle = svg.append('circle')
  .attr('cx', 50)
  .attr('cy', 50)
  .attr('r', 40);

circle.transition()
  .duration(2000)
  .attr('cx', 200);

Chaining Transitions

This feature allows you to chain multiple transitions together. In this example, the circle's 'cx' attribute is animated first, followed by the 'cy' attribute.

import * as d3 from 'd3';

const svg = d3.select('svg');
const circle = svg.append('circle')
  .attr('cx', 50)
  .attr('cy', 50)
  .attr('r', 40);

circle.transition()
  .duration(2000)
  .attr('cx', 200)
  .transition()
  .duration(1000)
  .attr('cy', 200);

Easing Functions

This feature allows you to apply easing functions to transitions. In this example, a 'bounce' easing function is applied to the transition of the circle's 'cx' attribute.

import * as d3 from 'd3';

const svg = d3.select('svg');
const circle = svg.append('circle')
  .attr('cx', 50)
  .attr('cy', 50)
  .attr('r', 40);

circle.transition()
  .duration(2000)
  .ease(d3.easeBounce)
  .attr('cx', 200);

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README

Installation

npm install --save @types/d3-transition

Summary

This package contains type definitions for D3JS d3-transition module (https://github.com/d3/d3-transition/).

Details

Files were exported from https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/tree/master/types/d3-transition.

Additional Details

• Last updated: Tue, 22 Aug 2023 18:04:19 GMT
• Dependencies: @types/d3-selection
• Global values: none

Credits

These definitions were written by Tom Wanzek, Alex Ford, Boris Yankov, Robert Moura, and Nathan Bierema.