d3-transition

What is d3-transition?

The d3-transition package is part of the D3 (Data-Driven Documents) library that provides a module for animating DOM elements using smooth transitions. It allows developers to interpolate styles, attributes, and other properties over time, creating dynamic and interactive visualizations.

What are d3-transition's main functionalities?

Initializing a Transition

This code selects a 'circle' element and initializes a transition on it, then changes its fill color to blue over the default transition duration.

d3.select('circle').transition().style('fill', 'blue');

Setting Transition Duration

This code selects a 'circle' element, initializes a transition with a specified duration of 750 milliseconds, and then changes its fill color to blue.

d3.select('circle').transition().duration(750).style('fill', 'blue');

Delaying a Transition

This code selects a 'circle' element, initializes a transition with a delay of 500 milliseconds before starting, and then changes its fill color to blue.

d3.select('circle').transition().delay(500).style('fill', 'blue');

Easing Functions

This code selects a 'circle' element, initializes a transition with a bounce easing function, and then changes its fill color to blue.

d3.select('circle').transition().ease(d3.easeBounce).style('fill', 'blue');

Chaining Transitions

This code selects a 'circle' element and creates a chained transition, first changing the fill color to red and then to blue, each with its own transition period.

d3.select('circle').transition().style('fill', 'red').transition().style('fill', 'blue');

Other packages similar to d3-transition

animejs

Anime.js is a lightweight JavaScript animation library that works with CSS properties, SVG, DOM attributes, and JavaScript Objects. It is similar to d3-transition in that it allows for creating complex animations and transitions, but it is not specifically tied to data-driven documents or visualization.

velocity-animate

Velocity is an animation engine that offers similar features to d3-transition, such as animating DOM elements and SVGs. It emphasizes performance and feature-richness. While it can be used for data visualization, it is a more general-purpose animation library.

gsap

GSAP (GreenSock Animation Platform) is a robust animation library that can animate any JavaScript object and offers a wide range of plugins for additional functionality. It is more comprehensive than d3-transition and is used for a broader range of animation tasks beyond data visualization.

popmotion

Popmotion is a functional, reactive animation library that can be used to create animations and interactions. It offers a more functional approach compared to d3-transition and is designed to handle user input and animate any property of any object.

README

d3-transition

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Installing

If you use NPM, npm install d3-transition. Otherwise, download the latest release. The released bundle supports AMD, CommonJS, and vanilla environments. Create a custom build using Rollup or your preferred bundler. You can also load directly from d3js.org:

<script src="https://d3js.org/d3-ease.v0.6.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://d3js.org/d3-color.v0.4.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://d3js.org/d3-interpolate.v0.5.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://d3js.org/d3-selection.v0.6.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://d3js.org/d3-timer.v0.1.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://d3js.org/d3-transition.v0.0.min.js"></script>

In a vanilla environment, a d3_transition global is exported. Try d3-transition in your browser.

API Reference

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