Animation: cancel() method

The Web Animations API's cancel() method of the Animation interface clears all KeyframeEffects caused by this animation and aborts its playback.

Note: When an animation is cancelled, its startTime and currentTime are set to null.

Syntax

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cancel()

Parameters

None.

Return value

None (undefined).

Exceptions

This method doesn't directly throw exceptions; however, if the animation's playState is anything but "idle" when cancelled, the current finished promise is rejected with a DOMException named AbortError.

Specifications

See also