Animation.id

This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The Animation.id property of the Web Animations API returns or sets a string used to identify the animation.

Syntax

var animationsId = Animation.id;

Animation.id = newIdString;

Value

A DOMString which can be used to identify the animation, or null if the animation has no id.

Examples

In the Follow the White Rabbit example, you can assign the rabbitDownAnimation an id like so:

rabbitDownAnimation.effect.id = "rabbitGo";

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
Web Animations
The definition of 'Animation.id' in that specification.
Working Draft Editor's draft.

Browser compatibility

DesktopMobile
ChromeEdgeFirefoxInternet ExplorerOperaSafariAndroid webviewChrome for AndroidFirefox for AndroidOpera for AndroidSafari on iOSSamsung Internet
id
Experimental
Chrome Full support 50Edge Full support ≤79Firefox Full support 48
Full support 48
No support 46 — 48
Disabled
Disabled From version 46 until version 48 (exclusive): this feature is behind the dom.animations-api.core.enabled preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.
IE No support NoOpera Full support 37Safari No support NoWebView Android Full support 50Chrome Android Full support 50Firefox Android Full support 48
Full support 48
No support 46 — 48
Disabled
Disabled From version 46 until version 48 (exclusive): this feature is behind the dom.animations-api.core.enabled preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.
Opera Android Full support 37Safari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android Full support 5.0

Legend

Full support
Full support
No support
No support
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
User must explicitly enable this feature.
User must explicitly enable this feature.

See also