SVGSVGElement: animationsPaused() method
Baseline
Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since January 2020.
The animationsPaused() method of the SVGSVGElement interface checks whether the animations in the SVG document fragment are currently paused.
Syntax
js
animationsPaused()
Parameters
None.
Return value
A boolean. true if this SVG document fragment is in a paused state.
Examples
Checking if Animations are Paused
html
<svg id="exampleSVG" width="200" height="100">
<circle cx="50" cy="50" r="30" fill="blue">
<animate
attributeName="cx"
from="50"
to="150"
dur="2s"
repeatCount="indefinite" />
</circle>
</svg>
<button id="pauseBtn">Pause/Resume Animations</button>
<pre id="status"></pre>
js
const svgElement = document.getElementById("exampleSVG");
const pauseButton = document.getElementById("pauseBtn");
const statusDisplay = document.getElementById("status");
function updateStatus() {
const isPaused = svgElement.animationsPaused();
statusDisplay.textContent = `Animations paused: ${isPaused}`;
}
pauseButton.addEventListener("click", () => {
if (svgElement.animationsPaused()) {
svgElement.unpauseAnimations();
} else {
svgElement.pauseAnimations();
}
updateStatus();
});
// Initialize the status display
updateStatus();
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| SVG Animations Level 2 # __svg__SVGSVGElement__animationsPaused |
Browser compatibility
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