seek()

Updates the currentTime of the timeline to a specific time.

timeline.seek(time, muteCallbacks);

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
time	`Number`	The new `currentTime` in ms of the timeline
muteCallbacks=false ^(opt)	`Boolean`	If `true`, prevent the callbacks from being fired

Returns

The timeline itself

Can be chained with other timeline methods.

seek() code example

import { createTimeline, utils } from 'animejs';

const [ $range ] = utils.$('.range');
const [ $playPauseButton ] = utils.$('.play-pause');

const updateButtonLabel = tl => {
  $playPauseButton.textContent = tl.paused ? 'Play' : 'Pause';
}

const tl = createTimeline({
  autoplay: false,
  onUpdate: self => {
    $range.value = self.currentTime;
    updateButtonLabel(self);
  },
  onComplete: updateButtonLabel,
})
.add('.circle',   { x: '15rem' })
.add('.triangle', { x: '15rem' }, 500)
.add('.square',   { x: '15rem' }, 1000);

const seekTimeline = () => tl.seek(+$range.value);

const playPauseTimeline = () => {
  if (tl.paused) {
    tl.play();
  } else {
    tl.pause();
    updateButtonLabel(tl);
  }
}

$range.addEventListener('input', seekTimeline);
$playPauseButton.addEventListener('click', playPauseTimeline);

<div class="large row">
  <div class="medium pyramid">
    <div class="triangle"></div>
    <div class="square"></div>
    <div class="circle"></div>
  </div>
</div>
<div class="medium centered row">
  <fieldset class="controls">
    <input type="range" min=0 max=2000 value=0 class="range" />
    <button style="flex: 0.25;" class="button play-pause">Play</button>
  </fieldset>
</div>

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